by Collectif | 15 Sep, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In southern USA, a 3-day trial is under way between the State of Kentucky and the EMW Women’s Surgical Center. The State called for the establishment to be closed due to non-compliance regarding safety issues. This clinic is not, in fact, connected to a hospital and...
by Collectif | 15 Sep, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Up until a few years ago, end-of-life medical procedures were focused on the patient’s best interests. Today, the increasing demand for transplant organs has warranted more donors. At the same time, for almost 10 years, non-beating-heart donors have increased...
by Collectif | 12 Sep, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Doctor Adrian Owen, “a famous English neuroscientist”, who carries out research at the University of Western Ontario, in Canada, has devised a method to allow patients in a vegetative state [1] to communicate by responding yes or no to questions....
by Collectif | 12 Sep, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Scientists at Adelaide University (Southern Australia) have published a study on a new pre-implantation screening technique in the Human Reproduction journal. This technique sorts embryos at an early stage, based on their cell metabolism, and is...
by Collectif | 12 Sep, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
A study published on Wednesday, in the Nature journal, by Japanese scientists, highlights “promising” research in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). These reprogrammed human adult cells have...
by Collectif | 12 Sep, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the light of recent studies, Bioethics scientists at Montreal University voiced their concerns about “potential epigenetic risks associated with [1] medically assisted procreation” in a special edition of the Journal of Developmental Origins of...