by Collectif | 9 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Wednesday, 9 September 2015, the Spanish Senate approved the final version of the reform of the abortion law, initiated by Mariano Rajoy in 2013(cf. Synthèse de presse Gènéthique des 3 septembre 2013, 24 mars 2015 et du 15 avril 2015). The reform was...
by Collectif | 8 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
“When Parliament debates the draft law next Friday I will encourage the Prime Minister to see that this law on assisted suicide could affect the most vulnerable people in society”. Eleven-times Paralympic medallist and former British athlete, Tanni...
by Collectif | 7 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Belgium, the European Bioethics Institute (EBI), which launched an “end-of-life dignity card” in 2008, is nowadays proposing an “end-of-life” card, which has sparked fierce opposition from euthanasia supporters. This is especially true because this card,...
by Collectif | 7 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Canadian scientists have discovered new genetic markers of problems related to autism. These discoveries were made by Doctor Stephen Scherer’s team at the Toronto Hôpital des Enfants Malades (Hospital for Sick Children). Research was carried out on 258 autistic...
by Collectif | 7 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Cloning
On Tuesday, 8 September 2015, the European Parliament adopted the first reading of a bill banning the sale of cloned animals, bred using a specific feeding strategy, as well as their descendants and products they generate, within the European Union. In 2013, the...
by Collectif | 7 Sep, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The draft law on medically assisted dying, which is about to be presented to the British Parliament, has triggered reactions from the country’s main religious leaders. Representatives of the Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communities in Great...