by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Researchers at Columbia University in New York say they “have created embryos” for four patients and are ready to implant them. However, “they face a legal impasse”. The law prohibits the FDA from examining “any application for human research involving a human...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
In Japan, the five patients with age-related macular degeneration, who received the first induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS) transplant in March 2017, “have all endured the surgery well”. The announcement was made last Friday by the team of researchers...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Older women in the United Kingdom are reportedly being exploited by in-vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics “trading on hope”. These conclusions by the fertility observatory at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) warn against certain...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis
A new pacemaker model described in the journal Nature Communications has been successfully tested in pigs. The specific feature of this pacemaker is that it draws its energy from the heartbeat: it would therefore be implanted “for life” according to the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The French Council of State today decided to validate the medical decision to “terminate the treatment” of Vincent Lambert, who has been in a vegetative state for the past ten years; the decision goes against his parents’ wishes. This marks the...