by Collectif | 2 May, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
British doctors are considering modifying pig organs to transplant them in ten or so new-born babies with a genital deformity, namely oesophageal atresia. This rare condition prevents them from swallowing properly. It can be diagnosed in the foetus from the 20th week...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In the United Kingdom, Sally Sheldon, Professor of Law, has announced that the 1967 Abortion Act has been poorly interpreted to date. Supported by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, she claims that the law not only authorises doctors to carry out...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis
In an attempt to “help scientists develop stem cell therapies, the United Kingdom stem cell bank is offering several human embryo stem cell (hESC) lines ready to be harvested” from the country’s fertility clinics. This is the first biobank of its...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In the Canadian district of Peterborough, the town’s buses have been travelling round for the past week displaying “anti-abortion” posters. These displays comprise three circles: “The first circle shows a photo of a 7-week foetus, the second...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
At twenty-five weeks pregnant, Amelia Bannan, an Argentinian police officer, was the victim of a car accident in early November and suffered head injuries. In a coma since the accident, she gave birth at 34 weeks (end of December) to a baby boy, Santino. On 7 April...
by Collectif | 24 Apr, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Italian National Committee for Biosecurity, Biotechnologies and Life Sciences, Pope Francis welcomed members on 10 April and encouraged them to “promote the harmonious development of scientific and technological...