by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Recent pressure on the American Medical Association has not changed the position of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, which remains strongly opposed to assisted suicide. In a recent report, the Council declared that, “in its current form...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
The IBC[1] met in Beirut to focus on the question of “new bioethical issues”. Topics included: “respect for human dignity, physical integrity and freedom of consent” as well as issues focusing on “individual responsibility”, “modern...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Vincent Brès, President of the association Procréation Médicalement Anonyme has published an article in Le Monde, calling for everyone to be able to access their biological parents’ identity. His article is in response to the President of the CECOS Federation[1]...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The Finnish Parliament voted 128 to 60 to reject the draft bill to legalise euthanasia. It approved the proposal from the parliamentary commission for Health and Social Affairs “to create a national working party to improve palliative care legislation...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The law on medically assisted suicide in California has just been overturned by a Riverside County Superior Court judge. The End of Life Option Act, passed in 2015, authorised assisted suicide for terminally ill patients with less than six months to live[1]. ...