by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 25 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
In France, “blood donors are not remunerated because the human body isn’t a commodity”, explains François Toujas, President of the Etablissement français du sang(French Blood Transfusion Agency). He refers to the ethical values of blood donation...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 25 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
The use of CRISPR-Cas9—the genetic editing tool, triggers hundreds of random mutations throughout the genome. This was discovered by American scientists on carrying out research on a murine genome after modifying one of its genes using the CRISPR-Cas9 tool....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 25 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Forty-one years ago, Melissa Ohden survived an abortion. She grew up knowing that she had been born prematurely and had been adopted, but it was not until she reached the age of 14 that she learned the difficult circumstances surrounding her birth. During an argument...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 25 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
According to Richard Smith, gynaecologist at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, the first womb transplants are set to take place by the end of 2018. In 2015, 10 of these transplants were authorised with uteri harvested from “beating-heart...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 25 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A declaration signed by over 500 doctors has just been submitted to Malta’s Health Minister, Chris Fearne, to urge him to remember that “life begins at conception” and to highlight their opposition to the government’s draft bill. The bill would...