by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
“If it coincides with their values, it would be discriminatory not to make this option available to those who have chosen to die,” explains Dr. Matthew Weiss, Medical Director of organ donation at Transplant Québec[1]. Since 2015, few organs...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
In Germany, 75% of pregnant women are over the age of 35. Consequently, Germany also “has the highest rate of high-risk pregnancies (70%)”. High-risk women are granted free access to various prenatal tests “available on the market”. Women in the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Mayor of Bucharest, Gabriela Firea, has promised financial support for women seeking IVF in order to increase the country’s birth rate. Her draft bill was adopted on Wednesday. Approximately one thousand women could benefit from 13,800 lei (approximately...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Cloning
Monsignor Ivan Jukovic, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, addressed the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) in Geneva on 21 March 2018. He emphasised that the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Monday, 19 March, Republican Governor, Phil Bryant, signed a bill banning most abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. The only exceptions to the bill are cases where the foetus has health problems “incompatible with life”, or if the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
On Monday, in the US town of Tempe, near Phoenix, Arizona, a female pedestrian was knocked down by a self-driving Uber. “The vehicle was operating in autonomous mode when the collision happened, with an operator behind the wheel”. The woman who “was...