by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Reform of the Angolan criminal code, voted on during the initial reading last month, included a draft bill aimed at suppressing abortion (see Angola reforms its abortion law). On Thursday, the chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the party currently in power, which...
by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
In the United States, three women aged 72, 78 and 88 have lost their sight following stem cell injections in their eyes, in 2015, to treat ARMD. This resulted in “a gradual and irreversible loss of vision”. The injections “were administered as part...
by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In the United Kingdom, the National Institute for Health and Care has just published “an end of life guide”. The concept of “palliative care” was created in this country (where euthanasia is prohibited) “following the work of pioneer,...
by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Abortion was decriminalised in the United Kingdom on 13 March. This heralds a “symbolic” change that “will not affect the number and frequency of abortions” authorised since 1967 in the UK. Performed “under strict medical control”up...
by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The eGenesis start-up project has collected €38 million to finance porcine DNA modification trials. The aim is to create organ reservoirs for human transplants. Scientists will use the CRISPR genome editing technique to introduce genetic modifications into porcine...
by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the United Kingdom, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has granted the first licence to carry out three-parent IVFto the Newcastle Fertility Centre. According to the centre, the first babies will be born in 2018 to couples where the woman is carrying...