by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
At the request of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the UK’s Science and Technology Committee is launching a national survey to poll British people about commercial genetic tests for the general public. Among the future consumers “some have expressed...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Last Monday, UNESCO’s director-general Audrey Azoulay opened the first world conference to promote a “humanistic approach” to artificial intelligence (AI). OECD secretary-general Angel Gurria stressed that all stakeholders,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The anti-corruption branch of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Peshawar, Pakistan, has uncovered an inter-provincial network of illegal human-organ transplants, involving hospital officials, doctors and illegal donors. This discovery followed a...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Asked about feminism, the philosopher Sylviane Agacinski believes that “the most frightening thing today is the grip that the economy is exerting over all individuals — not just women — in the name of growth, competitiveness and the endless race for profit....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Hague Conference on Private International Law’s Council on General Affairs and Policy met on 6–8 March. The agenda included making decisions on the parentage/surrogacy project launched in March 2015. Last February, the expert group responsible for studying the...