by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
A young French patient suffering from sickle cell anaemia – a severe hereditary form of chronic anaemia – has been “successfully”treated with gene therapy. The treatment was carried out in October 2014 at the Necker Children’s Hospital...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
By creating mice using gametes obtained from somatic cells removed from the tail of adult mice (see “Reproducing mice without using eggs and Reproducing mice in eggs: an announcement to be tempered”), Japanese scientists have just broken an age-old premise put...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Following the reinstatement of the Mexico Policy by the United Nations, financing for organisations providing abortions in foreign countries, such as the International Family Planning Federation, Marie Stopes International and the United Nations Population Fund...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Ontario, “medically assisted dying” has been practised legally for eight months, but is causing discomfort amongst doctors. Twenty-four of them have asked for their names to be removed from the list of professionals practising euthanasia[1]....
by Collectif | 2 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Dutch NGO “Women on Waves” is repeating its “abortion ship” strategy, heading for Guatemala on this occasion. Abortion is authorised in Guatemala if the mother’s life is in jeopardy. The NGO wants to offer “free services to...
by Collectif | 2 Mar, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
German state television has carried out an investigation into organ trafficking – a “worrying situation”, especially on the Turkish border. Journalists met Ahmed, who posted an announcement on social networking sites: “I’m Syrian, living...