by Collectif | 18 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
According to a Supreme Court judgment in Iowa, United States, on 2 June, the parents of a “severely disabled” child can sue doctors for failing to detect the disability during pregnancy. The case in question involves a little boy, born in...
by Collectif | 18 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
“Killing off death”. This transhumanist objective is at the heart of a controversial trial to resuscitate brain-dead patients – the Reanima project. The biotechnology company, Bioquark, which already created a stir back in May 2016...
by Collectif | 18 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Following the suicide of their brother who had contacted Geneva-based Exit for assistance, the two men who wanted to prevent him from ending his life, “are continuing their legal battle”. “On 16 May (…), the Public Prosecutor ruled...
by Collectif | 18 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On 31 May, in the Dominican Republic, whilst adopting the Penal Code, senators rejected several proposals put forward by the Government to decriminalise abortion. In a press release, bishops welcomed the Senate’s decision: “The nation has delivered a...
by Collectif | 18 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Masayo Takahashi, Professor at the Riken Public Institute and “an international pioneer in clinical trials based on iPS stem cells[1]”, has announced that, “in future, all diseases could potentially be treated (…) with iPS cells, even if...