by Collectif | 19 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Assisted suicide is still increasing in Switzerland. The NZZ am Sonntag, a weekly Zurich publication, confirmed that, in 2015, “the three major assisted suicide organisations helped 999 residents to end their lives”, adding that the number of cases...
by Collectif | 19 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | GMO
On the occasion of the thirteenth Conference of the Parties at the Biological Diversity Convention held in Cancan, Mexico, over 150 non-governmental organisations called for a moratorium on “gene drive” techniques aimed at modifying the genome of a species...
by Collectif | 19 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The therapeutic use of human stem cells is subject to debate. According to the American Food and Drugs Agency, FDA[1], to check the efficacy of these cells, it is important to firstly understand the risks and benefits associated with such use and to develop...
by Collectif | 19 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
In the United Kingdom, during the Progress Educational Trust medical congress, scientists [1] requested a 14-day extension to the legal period allocated for human embryo research. This period would be extended to 28 days. This request follows recent techniques which...
by Collectif | 19 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Belgium, an advertisement drafted by the UZ Brussels Hospital and calling for sperm donors, has led the Federal Medicines and Medical Products Agency to initiate legal proceedings. In fact, the law formally prohibits fertility centres to advertise for donor...
by Collectif | 9 Dec, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The American Family Planning Association (Planned Parenthood) has contested the decision taken by three states in an attempt to reduce access to abortion, namely Northern Carolina, Alaska and Missouri. In Northern Carolina, there is a law that bans...