by Collectif | 23 Nov, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The investigation by the Commission of social questions raised by the Council of Europe regarding the draft resolution on surrogacy, which should have taken place in Paris on Monday, 23 November, was postponed “due to a potential lack of Parliamentary Assembly rules...
by Collectif | 23 Nov, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The fifteen prisoners who requested euthanasia in Belgium for “uncontrollable mental suffering”“were recently told that their case was not acceptable within the Belgian legal framework for the decriminalisation of euthanasia”. An initial request triggered the...
by Collectif | 22 Nov, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Aaron Kheriaty, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Medical Ethics Program at the Irvine School of Medicine, University ofCalifornia, is looking at the effects on populations of legislation authorising assisted suicide. He is focusing on a study...
by Collectif | 22 Nov, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
According to CCTV America, the Columbian Government is considering legalising abortion “without asking women to justify their decision”. The draft law proposed by the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos, “would allow women to terminate their pregnancy in...
by Collectif | 22 Nov, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The Dutch Voluntary Euthanasia Association (NVVE) is proposing to experiment with a new form of euthanasia by making a ‘Kill pill’ available free of charge from pharmacies for anyone over the age of seventy “regardless of their physical or mental...
by Collectif | 19 Nov, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | GMO
On Thursday, the American Health Authorities authorised the consumption of a genetically modified salmon. The decision was taken by the Food and Drug Agency (FDA) despite criticism from consumer associations. The genetically modified salmon is a “new type of...