by Collectif | 20 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Since Greek surrogacy legislation became more lenient in 2014[1], the fertility business has exploded and surrogacy requests are on the increase(cf. Gènéthique du 11 aout 2014). This leniency is not the only reason behind this soar in the surrogacy stakes: the “cost”...
by Collectif | 19 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
A young American woman, Jessalynn Speight, has just published a book [1]in which she describes her journey in life up to and after the adoption of her new-born baby. Having fallen pregnant “by accident”, 19 year-old Jessalynn had to make a decision about her...
by Collectif | 18 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Following on from the development of prostheses capable of experiencing humidity, heat and pressure as well as discerning the consistency and shape of objects and handling them, a team of scientists has developed “experimental artificial skin with a sense of touch”....
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Four draft assisted suicide bills will be examined in the German Parliament in November. Currently, “assisted suicide is tolerated” and the law “allows professionals to give patients lethal medicines if the patients so wish”. The four draft bills which have already...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Tetsuya Ishii, bioethicist at Sapporo Hokkaido University in Japan has spent a year analysing the legislation of thirty-nine countries regarding genome modifications. He presents the conclusions of his investigation. Twenty-nine of these thirty-nine countries...
by Collectif | 13 Oct, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Tuesday, the American Family Planning Association announced that it “was changing its policy concerning the donation of foetuses to the scientific community”. It “will no longer accept financial compensation from middle-men who collect the tissues for...