by Collectif | 11 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
A team of scientists led by Professor Horishi Kawamato from Kyoto University has just announced the launch of a pre-clinical study to develop leukaemia treatment using iPS cells. The team wants to perfect immune system cells derived from iPS cells which, in...
by Collectif | 7 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Wednesday, in the United States, the Republican Party which has the majority in the House of Representatives [1]voted to rescind Obamacare and cut federal financing for the American Family Planning Association. The measure aimed at cutting any public subsidy...
by Collectif | 7 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Two homosexual Israelis who had recourse to surrogacy in Nepal, have discovered that the child presented to them is not theirs. The mistake came to light following mandatory genetic testing in Israel to confirm the identity of children born abroad through surrogacy....
by Collectif | 6 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Animal-human chimeras could provide an alternative to organ donation. However, this new approach raises concerns and warrants caution. An animal-human chimera is obtained by injecting human cells into animal embryos a few days old. These embryos are...
by Collectif | 6 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Two surrogate mothers pregnant with triplets have had a great deal of media attention in recent weeks (cf. GPA : Une mère porteuse enceinte de triplés intimée d’avorter, Etats-Unis : Une autre mère porteuse contrainte d’avorter). They are “engaged in a...
by Collectif | 5 Jan, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
MAP has made “late and now ultra-late pregnancies” possible essentially through egg donation. This form of pregnancy is on the increase in both Europe and the United States. In France, out of the 800,000 births in 2014, 98 involved mothers over the age of 50, i.e....