by Collectif | 26 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
The Synod on Family convened by Pope Francis took place in Rome from 4 to 25 October 2015 in an attempt to “listen to laypersons and bishops on changes in and problems currently facing the family”. The final report was published on 26 October. “Faithful to the...
by Collectif | 26 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Human Embryo Stem Cells (hESC) are capable of generating all types of human body cells but they are obtained by destroying human embryos. In 2006, Professor Yamanaka developed a technique for reprogramming adult cells into pluripotent stem cells. These “iPS” cells...
by Collectif | 22 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
The 23andMe Company has “been given the green light” by the FDA[1]to sell its genetic tests once again in the United States. This start-up, created in 2007 by Anne Wojcicki, a biologist married to Serge Brin, co-founder of Google, was given formal notice by the FDA in...
by Collectif | 22 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 9 October, Andrea Lago Ordonez “died at 12 years of age after having been deprived of food and given minimal amounts of water for 4 days at the University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela in Spain”. This case incited numerous doctors and...
by Collectif | 22 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Quebec, law 52 adopted on 10 June 2014 will come into force in December 2015(cf. Gènéthique du 10 juin 2014). This allows adults at the end of life and people experiencing immense, incurable suffering to receive medical assistance to die. It also includes a...
by Collectif | 21 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
An announcement was made last Monday at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Congress: a new study has just confirmed the “slight increase in the risk of ovarian cancer in women having undergone IVF – of the order of one-third (37%)”. This worrying...