by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
A study published on Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) has rekindled the debate on selective abortions in Canada. The skewed boy-girl ratio has existed for “at least two decades” in Canadian families of Indian origin. Scientists “suggest that...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
According to a study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, American scientists confirm that they have “for the first time definitely established the fact” that the Zika virus “can trigger” cerebral deformities in the foetus, including...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Chinese scientists “intend to continue their genetic research despite raising ethical concerns”. Their research into human embryos has triggered international controversy on two occasions. The latest research, which attempts to make embryos resistant to HIV, “does not...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
On 1 April, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved “Strimvelis” gene therapy developed by Italian scientists and GSK (GlaxoSmithKline). This gene therapy aims to treat children suffering from a rare genetic disease[1], which leaves them incapable of producing...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Court decided that Pipah, Gammy’s twin sister (see. Surrogacy and child trafficking: an account from the mother of “baby Gammy”), will stay with the Australian couple who bought her. Pattaramon Chanbua, the Thai surrogate mother, had, in...
by Collectif | 2 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Despite the rejection on 15 March 2016 of the report in favour of surrogacy presented by socialist, Petra Sutter (seeThe Council of Europe rejects “ethical” surrogacy report, Europe: conflict of interest in relation to surrogacy questions cannot apply to Petra De...