by Collectif | 23 Jan, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
The European Commission should propose European Union regulations on “the fast-evolving field of robotics”. The aim is to focus, amongst other things, on compliance with ethical standards and, in the case of accidents, on responsibility involving unmanned...
by Collectif | 23 Jan, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In-vitro gametogenesis – a new procedure for creating gametes from stem cells – should be the subject of a debate from this point forwards, according to three American scientists: Eli Adashi, Professor of Medical Sciences at Brown University on Rhode...
by Collectif | 23 Jan, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Russia, the region of Yaroslavl banned abortions on 28 December, Feast of the Holy Innocents. Local religious leaders asked for the biblical account of the massacre of the Innocents to be commemorated. This “abortion-free day” was supported by the...
by Collectif | 23 Jan, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Abortion is illegal in Ireland except in cases where the mother’s life is in jeopardy. The eighth amendment to the Irish Constitution grants equal rights to foetus and mother. In July 2016, a draft bill legalising abortion in the case of severe foetal deformity...
by Collectif | 23 Jan, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In the Netherlands, “30,000 women terminate their pregnancy every year”. “That’s far too many” for Health Minister, Edith Schippers, who is considering greater involvement of General Practitioners in supporting women who hesitate about...
by Collectif | 23 Jan, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
“Has the number of childless women reached a peak in Europe?” Ined (National Institute for Demographic Studies) raised the question and has just published its study on changes in infertility over the past century. Historically, there were more...