by Collectif | 17 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Sperm donors will no longer be anonymous in the State of Victoria in Australia. Children born through MAP (medically assisted procreation) following sperm donation will be able to obtain information about their biological parent(s). The change to the assisted...
by Collectif | 17 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Germany, the purchase of potentially lethal substances is prohibited. However, on Thursday 2 March 2017, Leipzig Federal Administrative Court deemed that, in some extreme circumstances, people should be legally entitled to terminate their lives. The Court held in...
by Collectif | 17 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives, Genome
Nouria Hernandez, geneticist and Chancellor of Lausanne University, believes that “the general public has not been adequately informed about the new options available with genetic tools”, and “has not yet taken stock of all the opportunities offered...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Thursday in Brussels, the “She Decides” Conference brought together representatives from over 45 governments and more than 400 delegates in an attempt to harvest funds to offset the effects of the decision taken by the American administration to...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Cambridge University scientists led by Professor Zernicka-Goetz have succeeded “in creating a structure resembling a cultured mouse embryo” using murine stem cells and a 3D matrix on which the cells were developed. Their study is published in the Science...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Following the illegal entry of the “abortion ship” in Guatemalan territorial waters, [1], the Directorate General for Immigration suspended the authorisation for the ship’s crew to stay in Guatemala and ordered its deportation. According...