by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Speaking about the Alfie Evans case, two renowned bioethicists and professors of medical ethics at Oxford University, have pointed out “protocol problems”. The toddler died last April [1], when the hospital withdrew his life support [2] contrary to the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A recent study suggests that one woman in six regrets freezing her eggs to preserve fertility and delay having children. As the technology develops, promoted by companies in the San Francisco area, “we wanted to take a step back to understand the impact of this...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
From 1st May, doctors in British Columbia, Canada, who are involved in medically assisted dying, have witnessed an increase in fees go from $200 to $280. They can also claim an additional $125 for picking up the lethal drugs when the pharmacy is a long way from where...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The Spanish National Transplantation Organisation (ONT) has expressed its opinion on “global kidney exchange” or “crossover donation”. This is a process devised by American Alvin Roth, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
On 22 May 2018, the US Congress approved a law authorising terminally ill patients to “try” experimental drugs not yet validated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but which have already successfully completed the first clinical development phase....