by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Poland, at the beginning of November, Parliament adopted a draft bill to encourage Polish women to keep their babies, even if “irreversible handicap or incurable disease” were detected during pregnancy. Incurable disease is one of the few situations in...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis
In the Google Laboratories, “Google Brain” scientists appear to have been surpassed by their creation. In fact, Martin Abada and David G. Andersen published the results of their studies in an article on protecting encoded messages between...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The first edition of the “Télédon” will be organised in Wallonia and Brussels in March 2017. The purpose of this is to register people for organ and blood donations. In preparation for this Télédon, an organ and blood donation awareness campaign...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis
Monkeys have regained control of their paralysed leg thanks to a wireless interface between the brain and spine. This is a “neuroprosthesis” developed by an international consortium led by the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In England, figures published by the “Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority” (HFEA) confirm that more than 250,000 babies have been born through IVF therapy since 1978. These are the facts presented by one department of the British Ministry of...
by Collectif | 18 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Cambodian Ministry of Health has decided to ban recourse to surrogacy given the nationwide increase in this practice since surrogacy was banned in Thailand and India. Moreover, until now, the cost of surrogacy in Cambodia has been very low compared to the United...