by Collectif | 17 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Canada, the Supreme Court held that two articles in the criminal code banning medically assisted dying were unconstitutional (see Canadian Government rethinks legislation to authorise assisted suicide). The Canadian Government had one year to rewrite the law....
by Collectif | 17 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
On Thursday 14 January, the ECHR issued a decree stating that, “it is in a child’s best interests to know the truth about his/her biological origin and the law recognises his/her true parentage, even if this goes against the child’s wishes”. The ECHR had been...
by Collectif | 14 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
In Great Britain, the UK National Screening Committee,which advises health authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has published its recommendations for generalising non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS). British public NHS...
by Collectif | 14 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Thursday, the American Family Planning Association, Planned Parenthood,filed a complaint before a San Francisco District Court against the authors of videos showing members of the American Family Planning Association involved in the sale of aborted foetal tissues...
by Collectif | 14 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
In Great Britain, the NHS Blood and Transplant(NHSBT) service, which handles organ donation, has announced that it will no longer ask the relatives of the deceased for their consent in cases where the potential donors are listed in the NHS register. In...
by Collectif | 14 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
On Thursday, a San Francisco judge refused to force a catholic hospital to authorise the sterilisation of a patient following the birth of her third child. Judge Ernest Goldsmith essentially recognised the right of the Catholic hospital, theMerci Medical Center...