by Collectif | 14 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In India, increasing numbers of doctors are receiving requests for MAP (medically assisted procreation) from fertile couples. The man and woman are fertile but they “do not have enough time for natural conception”. This can arise through incompatible...
by Collectif | 14 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Lee Seldol, the go world champion, finally admitted defeat today opposite Alphago, the program developed by Google Deep Mind, following an extremely tight battle. “Far more effective” than Lee Seldol initially thought, artificial intelligence “played the part...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
In the United Kingdom, scientists are preparing a European trial on maternal gene therapy called EVERREST, to treat early onset foetal growth restriction. They have announced that they have found pregnant women who do not see any ethical barriers to this type of study...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
On Saturday, almost 1,200 people came together in Paris for the first European “One of Us” forum, “a European pro-life meeting organised by the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation”. This “unprecedented” forum marked the “official launch of the first public demonstration of the...
by Collectif | 13 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Last Friday, the FDA[1] initially authorised “experiments on mosquitoes genetically modified in Florida” in an attempt to limit the spread of the Zika virus. The Health Authorities “are joining forces to protect pregnant women in particular against infection by the...
by Collectif | 12 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Financing of the UN and its satellite organisations is guaranteed by voluntary contributions from Member States. This fund is monitored to ensure transparency and accountability. “Senior UN officials and others want the United Nations to have its own budget and own...