by Collectif | 10 Aug, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In early July, the Armenian Ministry for Health submitted a draft law to Parliament “explicitly prohibiting all gender selective abortions”. In Armenia, “the pressure to abort female foetuses is widespread”. The draft law calls for requests to be submitted in...
by Collectif | 10 Aug, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Dr. Laurent Alexandre, an author specialising in transhumanist issues, is publishing a paper on the “false promises of artificial intelligence”. He returns to the history of artificial intelligence to show that the current “avalanche of catastrophic predictions”...
by Collectif | 10 Aug, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On 7 July in Geneva, experts on the United Nations Committee examined the implementation by Senegal of the United Nations Convention with specific reference to the “elimination of all forms of discrimination against women”. Following this enquiry, they...
by Collectif | 9 Aug, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Published in the Nature journal at the end of July, the article by Cassandra Willyard has gradually fuelled media interest. She revealed “amazing” projects carried out by several teams of international scientists who are creating “mini-organ” banks in an attempt to:...
by Collectif | 9 Aug, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Following recent scandals in Thailand surrounding surrogacy , a draft law was put forward in February . This law was approved and came into force on 30 July 2015. In particular, it stipulates a 10 year prison sentence and a fine of $6,200 for anyone benefiting...
by Collectif | 9 Aug, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The WHO (World Health Organisation) has published a guide in which it “laments the serious shortage of qualified abortion services, especially in developing countries”.To cope with this, the WHO makes the following proposals: To make “medical standards more...