by Collectif | 27 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On Thursday, 14 December, the Italian Senate adopted “biological testament” legislation, which provides for several end-of-life measures, by 180 votes to 71. This constitutes the “final green light” for legislation which had been...
by Collectif | 27 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 10 December 2015, euthanasia, “referred to as ‘medically assisted dying’”, was legalised in Quebec (Canada). Within two years, “Quebec is paving the way, choosing death as a solution to suffering”, putting “vulnerable individuals...
by Collectif | 27 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
A study conducted by Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Montreal warns against the use of genome editing in humans because the “genetic differences between individuals could prove detrimental to the efficacy of gene modification” and affect...
by Collectif | 27 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The British Fertility Society has recommended that the period for storing frozen eggs be increased from 10 to 55 years, for social reasons, “potentially to allow women to conceive at the age of 80”. Egg freezing has been allowed for 55...
by Collectif | 27 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that kidney transplant patients are at greater risk of developing melanoma. Scientists analysed the records held in the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) relating to...
by Collectif | 18 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
A team from the Salk Institute has developed a new version of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology allowing them to selectively activate genes in mice without breaking the DNA. The team has therefore succeeded in improving the condition of mice suffering...