by Collectif | 9 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The fifth patient to receive an artificial heart produced by the Carmat Company died at the end of October. He underwent surgery in Nantes, approximately six weeks before his death, and was the first person to receive this artificial heart as part of a second series...
by Collectif | 9 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The United Kingdom could soon become the first country to authorise the birth of children conceived using the “three-parent IVF” technique, despite continuing concerns regarding its inefficacy. On 30 November, the HFEA[1] explained that,...
by Collectif | 9 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Famous American rapper, Nick Cannon, has accused Planned Parenthood, the American Family Planning Association, of organising the “genocide” of the Afro-American population through abortion. Denouncing “modern eugenics”, the music star...
by Collectif | 9 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In a decree that could make jurisprudence, the Brazilian Supreme Court has decided that, “it is not a crime to abort during the first trimester of pregnancy”. In Brazil, abortion is generally considered to be a crime and can carry a prison sentence of up...
by Collectif | 9 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Several scientific studies have revealed that pacemakers, insulin pumps and cerebral implants can be easily hacked with dangerous consequences. This is bad news indeed for millions of people with cardiac implants around the globe. Anne Canteaut, Research...