by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Canada, MP Cathay Wagantall has filed draft bill (C-225) establishing that the foetus should be considered a second victim when a pregnant woman is killed or injured. She suggests modifying the Criminal Code to “include new violations when an unborn child is...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Following meetings on 28 and 29 April bringing together international medical academies to discuss CRISPR, Nathalie Cartier-Lacave, Inserm Research Director and President of the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT), called for a discussion involving...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
A second Chinese team has confirmed that it has genetically modified “non-viable” human embryos using the CRIPSR technique, “to make them resistant to HIV infection”. Their study was published in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. It was led by Yong...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Italian Constitutional Court has reconfirmed the legitimacy of the ban on human embryo research. In last month’s decision, the Court declared that Article 13 of Law 40, a 2004 law governing assisted procreation, was constitutional. This legislation was...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
To overcome population ageing and reduce the number of abortions, a Russian MP has suggested offering a sum of money to pregnant women wishing to have an abortion in order to encourage them to change their mind. According to Aleksandr Sherin, an MP with the Russian...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis
As part of the In-Cosmetics salon, theBioDan Group, a “[Spanish] bio-engineering company specialising in regenerative medicine” presents “the world’s first 100% human skin used to test cosmetic products”. This skin comes from “healthy donors” and...