by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) are “extremely promising for regenerative medicine, personal medicine and discovering new medicines”. However, “whilst avoiding ethical controversies associated with embryo stem cells”, the use of...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the La Libre newspaper, psychotherapist, Anne Schaub, speaks out against the “harm inflicted on children through surrogacy”, and deplores the fact that the child is overlooked in debates focusing on “a desire to have a child, generosity,...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Germany has just adopted a law to put an end to anonymity for sperm donors – a practice that leads to the birth of over 1000 children per year in this country. German legislation seeks to create a “central register of sperm donors and female...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
In the Nature Methods journal published on 29 May, the team lead by Doctor VinitMahajan from Stanford University issued a warning to scientists using CRISPR-Cas9 as the tool “appears to trigger even more unexpected mutations than was originally...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Euthanasia was decriminalised in Belgium 15 years ago. Since May 2002, almost 15,000 people have been officially given euthanasia and this number has increased by 41% over the last four years. In Luxembourg, euthanasia has been legal since 2009. Figures...
by Collectif | 12 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Last weekend, the One of Us/ Un de Nous Federation brought together 600 people in Budapest for the second European pro-life forum involving European and national politicians, relevant celebrities and health and ethics experts (seeOne of Us Federation: second...