by Collectif | 13 Sep, 2012 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In order to obtain a clearer understanding of the functioning of the human genome, a scientific project called ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements) has led to the publication of 30 articles in several scientific journals: Nature, Genome Biology and Genome Research....
by Collectif | 26 Jun, 2012 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In an article published in the Hunffington Post, an Italian lawyer ponders the impact of the Oliver Brüstle / Greenpeace eV ruling about the Italian legislation concerning abortion. In 1978, Italy decided on "a legal status for the right to voluntary...
by Collectif | 24 Jun, 2012 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Thursday 31 May 2012, a federal bill presented by the Republican representative Trent Francks from Arizona aimed at prohibiting abortions for the purposes of “sex selection” was rejected by the House of Representatives, which has a Republican majority....
by Collectif | 21 Jun, 2012 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Thursday 21 June 2012, the Turkish government "is backtracking regarding its intentions to challenge the right to abortion which triggered a controversy in Turkey." Nevertheless, last month, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan "initiated a...
by Collectif | 21 Jun, 2012 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Until today, assisted suicide has been authorized in Switzerland but without any regulations in force. On 17 June 2012, the Swiss canton of Vaud "overwhelmingly approved by a vote the setting up of a legal framework for assisted suicide in medical-social...