by Collectif | 10 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Yesterday evening, the Northern Ireland Assembly finally rejected the amendment to extend abortion to foetuses with serious diseases and a restricted quality of life. With 59 in favour and 40 against, Assembly members maintained their restrictive abortion...
by Collectif | 9 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
In December, scientists at the University of California announced that they had managed to genetically modify the sex cells of Anopheles stephensis mosquitoes, which carry the parasite responsible for malaria. Using the CRISPR-Cas9 technique, scientists inserted “a...
by Collectif | 9 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Switzerland, gynaecologists are calling to remove the second consultation period prior to abortion.According to them, the procedure is too “complicated” and some of them “are already renouncing the second discussion period”. According to a survey published in...
by Collectif | 8 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
The Swiss Federal Council has “included Down syndrome in the Appendix to the ordinance concerning congenital infirmities with effect from 1 March 2016”. Consequently, invalidity insurance (II) will cover the medical procedures needed to treat the disorders often...
by Collectif | 8 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A study circulated on Monday and published in the American journal Population and Development, highlighted the fact that “the twin birth rate has almost doubled in developed countries in forty years”. This “twin boom” is partly due to the increasing...
by Collectif | 7 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Switzerland, a parliamentary initiative authorising egg donation was deemed “fair” two years ago by the National Council Commission for Science, Education and Culture followed by the sister Commission of the Council of States. However, the terms and conditions of...