by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 22 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
At a time when “medically assisted reproduction for all women” is hotly debated, child psychiatrists and psychoanalysts Christian Flavigny and Michèle Fontanon-Missenard reiterate, in an opinion piece, the importance of involving the father in child...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 22 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
“The real question is, what is human dignity? ” Monsignor Aupetit, Archbishop of Paris, has “predictably” welcomed the decision of the CCNE (see Decision of the National Consultative Ethics Committee: to what depths are we stooping?). This...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 22 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In the US, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has just granted additional funding to the tune of 22.2 million dollars to boost research into Down syndrome, linking basic and clinical research. This investment is part of the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 22 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Faced this summer with a priority issue of constitutionality, the French Council of State has just made a decision that “voids one of the arguments most often put forward by supporters of ‘medically assisted reproduction for all women'”: According to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 22 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
Whilst Senator Laurence Rossignol calls for suppression of the conscience clause claimed by health professionals refusing to carry out abortions (see Laurence Rossignol in favour of revoking conscience clause for abortion), Jérôme Roux, Associate Professor of Law and...