by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The number of official cases of euthanasia in the Netherlands increased by 10% in 2016 according to regional monitoring boards. Death by euthanasia currently accounts for 4% of the total number of deaths. These figures, which were published on Wednesday, also...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
In Japan, the Ministry for Health, Employment and Well-Being is planning on banning genome editing in gametes and human embryos. To do this, it has to amend the directives established for clinical research into gene therapy. This announcement was made by Masafumi...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
Ellinor Grimmark, a midwife in Sweden, has failed at several attempts to get a job because she refuses to participate in abortions. On Wednesday, the Swedish Court of Appeal confirmed the first judgment stating that this midwife had “not been the victim of...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
American President , Donald Trump, has just enacted “a law repealing a directive of the Obama era” aimed at “protecting” the financing of family planning clinics by public funds. In applying this new law, the States can henceforth ban...
by Collectif | 18 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The Dutch Medical Council recommends that scientists should be authorised to create human embryos for research purposes, which would pave the way for the genetic handling of these embryos using “genome editing” techniques. On Tuesday, the Dutch...