by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Australia, a draft bill on voluntary euthanasia with “guarantees” was presented to the South Australian Parliament. This is the fourteenth time for Parliament to examine a draft bill on this subject (see Australie: Le parlement de Victoria veut...
by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Belgium, the 7th report by the Commission responsible for controlling and applying the law to Legislative Assemblies has just been published. It refers to 2014/2015. Analysis by the European Bioethics Institute: Since 2002, 12,726 people have undergone...
by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A request has been filed with the Mumbai High Court by two American couples wishing to collect their embryos held by a hospital in the city. These requests have been made following recent restrictions imposed on commercial surrogacy by the Indian Government...
by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Sweden and Denmark – neighbouring countries to Norway – selective abortion is not permitted. However Swedish and Danish women pregnant with twins can now travel to Norway to abort one of the foetuses. In fact, the Norwegian Health Ministry has ruled to...
by Collectif | 2 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Japanese scientists led by Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi at Kyushu University “have succeeded in creating murine eggs, in a laboratory setting, that led to fertile off-spring following fertilisation”. They achieved this with two techniques – one using...
by Collectif | 2 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In the American State of Washington, a pharmaceutical laboratory is accused of benefiting from euthanasia to apply predatory pricing. Legalised since 2008 in this State, euthanasia is carried out in more than 50% of cases with secobarbital, sold under the trade name...