by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The Argentina’s Lower House has adopted “Justina’s law” which presumes consent for organ donation. As from today, “all adults over 18 are organ donors unless they expressly indicate otherwise before death”. Up until now, organ...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In New Zealand, the Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ACART) has announced that a public consultation is under way to assess terms and conditions for accessing posthumous reproduction in the event of the death of a relative. The agency...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
A lack of real transparency is apparent in the Chinese organ transplant system. After years of controversy over the execution of political prisoners with a view to harvesting their organs, China finally banned this practice in 2015, making the voluntary donation...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
People no longer have to be terminally ill or even ill in the Netherlands—older people who consider that their suffering is unbearable and whose situation is unlikely to improve can now resort to euthanasia. Even if they are not in the terminal stage of a disease and...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 23 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has just published the sixth edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Services: Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. These revised directives, approved by...