by Collectif | 31 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Following the announcement made by Chinese scientists on changes in the genome of human embryos and the initial reactions from the international scientific community, the White House is now voicing its scepticism. John P. Holdren, Barack Obama’s scientific...
by Collectif | 31 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Saturday, 30 May, before members of the Italian Science and Life Association, the Pope urged for “science to serve life”, stating that “the degree of progress of a civilisation is measured precisely by its capacity to protect life, especially in...
by Collectif | 28 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The case of Paradiso and Campanelli vs Italy continues. In January 2015, the ECHR ruled against Italy who had removed a child purchased by a couple from a Russian surrogacy agency(Cf. Synthèse Gènéthique du 6 février 2015). The Italian government appealed this...
by Collectif | 27 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Wednesday in the United States, a Federal Court of Appeal struck down the law in the State of Arkansas that bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, confirming that the decision of a lower court had already blocked it last year, prior to its application. ...
by Collectif | 27 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Scottish MPs rejected the draft bill in favour of assisted suicide by 82 votes to 36 This draft bill was proposed by independent MP, Margo MacDonald, prior to her death in April 2014 from Parkinson’s disease and taken on board by Green MP, Patrick Harvie, who...