by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) (Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology) have highlighted new connections between the brain and spinal cord in paraplegic rats, thus fuelling fresh hope for the treatment of paraplegic individuals who...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
“I am a man with Down Syndrome and my life is worth living”. American actor and athlete, John Franklin Stephens who has Down syndrome, addressed the UN on 15 March 2018. He spoke during a conference organised jointly by Poland, the Philippines,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
A draft bill extending conscientious objection rights to all health professionals has been branded “pointless” by pro-abortion campaigners in Great Britain. Advocates of the draft bill, supported by Northern Ireland MP, Nuala O’Loan, have...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 27 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
In a perspective piece published on 15 March in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in California warned about the ethical implications of using machine-learning tools in making healthcare decisions, particularly...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 27 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
“Is it ethically legitimate to continue hand and face transplants? “. Authorised in France which performed world firsts for hand and face transplants in Lyon in 1998 and in Amiens in 2005, respectively, these transplants are still strictly defined....