by Collectif | 27 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
EllaOne®, “the emergency contraceptive pill”, has recently become available without a prescription in France and other European countries. The argument put forward in support of the sale of EllaOne® is its efficacy compared to the “morning after pill”, Norlevo®....
by Collectif | 26 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
On 18 April, a team of Chinese scientists reported in the Protein&Cell journal that they had genetically handled human embryos using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique in a failed attempt to correct a gene responsible for beta thalassemia. Of the 86 modified, non-viable...
by Collectif | 26 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
It is 18 years since the Columbian Supreme Court decided to view euthanasia as a “constitutional right”. However, the first directives aimed at facilitating total access and creating a specific legal framework have just been announced by Health Minister Alejandro...
by Collectif | 23 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives, Genome
As far as scientific blogger Albert Barrois is concerned, the announcement of the first genetic handling of human embryos by a Chinese team can be viewed as both “good” and bad news. The bad news is that “what would still have been considered...
by Collectif | 23 Apr, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Nature commented on the publication in the Cell journal (23 April edition) providing a progress report on the work of two professors at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, (California), Alejandro Ocampo, molecular biologist, and Juan Carlos Izpisua...