by Collectif | 4 Jun, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On Thursday 4 June, “the palliative care sector sounded the alarm” to coincide with a meeting of the French-speaking Parliament in Brussels. “Hemicycle Thursdays” were introduced by Julie de Groote, President of the French-speaking Parliament in Brussels, to “directly...
by Collectif | 4 Jun, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The panel of five ECHR judges, who met on Monday 1 June “has decided to authorise the appeal of the Paradiso and Campanelli case before the Grand Chamber at the request of the Italian government”. The Paradiso and Campanelli case concerns a nine month old baby...
by Collectif | 2 Jun, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Yesterday, the Californian group, Facebook, unveiled its Paris-based research centre dedicated to artificial intelligence. This European unit is managed by Florent Perronnin, a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST Paris), who worked...
by Collectif | 2 Jun, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
“Down Syndrome is not this terrible and frightening thing that people would have us believe”, explained Renate Lindeman, spokeswoman for the Dutch parents’ group, Downpride, and the mother of two children with Down Syndrome. “When I heard the words, ‘Down...
by Collectif | 31 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Saturday, 30 May, before members of the Italian Science and Life Association, the Pope urged for “science to serve life”, stating that “the degree of progress of a civilisation is measured precisely by its capacity to protect life, especially in...
by Collectif | 31 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Following the announcement made by Chinese scientists on changes in the genome of human embryos and the initial reactions from the international scientific community, the White House is now voicing its scepticism. John P. Holdren, Barack Obama’s scientific...