by Collectif | 6 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
On 25 October, Saudi Arabia granted Saudi citizenship to a humanoid robot, Sophia, created by the Hanson Robotics Company. This is a world first, unveiled during the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh: “I am truly honoured...
by Collectif | 6 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Scottish women will be authorised to abort “at home” after taking the first pill. This situation, which already exists in Sweden and France, is a first for Great Britain. Medical abortion involves taking two different pills, namely...
by Collectif | 30 Oct, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In his strategic plan for 2018-2022, the American Health Minister “recognised the fact that life begins at conception”. The current strategic plan drafted under the Obama administration, seeks to accomplish its mission “through programmes and...
by Collectif | 30 Oct, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Gene therapy has restored virtually normal contractile function in mice with heart failure, bringing fresh hope of “regenerating a weak [human] heart”. An American team is responsible for this “spectacular albeit preliminary” result, published...
by Collectif | 30 Oct, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Doris Spence, wife of Johnnie Frank Spence, “is claiming damages of $100,000 on his behalf and on behalf of seven members of Johnnie Spence’s family” against the Winnipeg Health Authorities (Manitoba – Canada). Her husband died at the age of 65...
by Collectif | 30 Oct, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
In an attempt to “bypass regulatory limits” regarding research into human embryos, teams of scientists are endeavouring to create embryo structures from stem cells. Following a similar protocol to that used to obtain organoid, cultivated stem cells gather...