by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 10 Dec, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
The companies Genomic Prediction and MyOme have come up with two new pre-implantation diagnosis “options”. Pre-implantation diagnosis or PID is a technique that was developed thirty years ago. It provides an option to carry out a genetic test on embryos...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 10 Dec, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
A British couple have just won a legal battle against the NHS in relation to their new-born baby who died in 2012. According to staff at Darlington Memorial Hospital , the child’s ventilator was turned off without parental knowledge or consent. The facts only...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 10 Dec, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Ohio House of Representatives has adopted a bill banning abortions as soon as a foetal heartbeat is detected. The decision was passed by 65 votes to 30. The Senate should vote with the same margin. The outgoing governor is opposed to this bill but his successor,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 10 Dec, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A review of the bioethics law challenges sperm donor anonymity “which could be removed” for two reasons: the international commitments signed by France in relation to “access to origin” and the progress made in genomics which allow donors to be...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 10 Dec, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
“There’s no solution to this. I can’t have my organs back”, explains a 36-year-old American woman in desperation. She “no longer has a uterus, ovaries or breasts—all have been removed”. She was “mutilated and massacred”...