by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
In Sweden, the first country to have performed uterine transplants from live donors, a new study is trialling robot-assisted surgery. Six Swedish women have undergone surgery with this new uterine transplant technique, and one of them is pregnant and due to give birth...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Pakistan has one of the highest abortion rates in the world. A recent report by National Public Radio in the United States estimated that 48% of pregnancies were unwanted, and 54% of them were aborted. Abortion is actually used as contraception a posteriori. One-third...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
On the occasion of draft bill HR 265, which examines funding issues relating to the activities of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US House of Representatives is expected to renew its ban on the genetic modification of human beings. Since 2015,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Published in the journal Nature Medicine on 7 January 2019, researchers outlined the results of a study using facial recognition to detect genetic disorders. This new tool uses the “apparent characteristics of an individual”, i.e. the phenotype—in...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The number of organ transplants in France fell in 2018: 5,781 transplants were performed, taking all organs into count, compared to 6,105 and 5,891 in 2017 and 2016, respectively. This is “the first decrease after eight years of strong growth”, announced...