by Collectif | 18 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Since countries bordering Laos, such as Thailand and Cambodia, banned surrogacy in 2015, numerous clinics have sprung up in Laos, which has become the destination of choice for many sterile couples from all over the world. The fees charged by these clinics are...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Within the clinical trial setting, Sangamo Therapeutics will use the zinc finger nuclease technique [1] to introduce the gene of a missing coagulation factor into the hepatic cells of men presenting with haemophilia B. The patients will have “a...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
In Japan, a company specialising in genetics, namely Genesis Healthcare Co. based in Tokyo, will offer a new “service” to future parents within the next 12 months – a test based on DNA analysis to check their...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) are “extremely promising for regenerative medicine, personal medicine and discovering new medicines”. However, “whilst avoiding ethical controversies associated with embryo stem cells”, the use of...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the La Libre newspaper, psychotherapist, Anne Schaub, speaks out against the “harm inflicted on children through surrogacy”, and deplores the fact that the child is overlooked in debates focusing on “a desire to have a child, generosity,...