by Collectif | 31 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Scientists at UZ Leuven have developed a test to detect congenital genetic diseases in embryos produced by in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), the results of which are obtained faster than with conventional PGD. This new test “quickly detects genetic anomalies...
by Collectif | 28 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The case of Paradiso and Campanelli vs Italy continues. In January 2015, the ECHR ruled against Italy who had removed a child purchased by a couple from a Russian surrogacy agency(Cf. Synthèse Gènéthique du 6 février 2015). The Italian government appealed this...
by Collectif | 27 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Scottish MPs rejected the draft bill in favour of assisted suicide by 82 votes to 36 This draft bill was proposed by independent MP, Margo MacDonald, prior to her death in April 2014 from Parkinson’s disease and taken on board by Green MP, Patrick Harvie, who...
by Collectif | 27 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Wednesday in the United States, a Federal Court of Appeal struck down the law in the State of Arkansas that bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, confirming that the decision of a lower court had already blocked it last year, prior to its application. ...
by Collectif | 26 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
American scientists have planned to meet in the autumn to set ethical guidelines regarding the use of CRISPR/Cas9 genetic printing techniques. This summit is organised by two major American charities: the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Institute of...
by Collectif | 25 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The Californian Company, Asterias Biotherapeutics, has been authorised by the FDA[1]to carry out a clinical trial using human Embryo Stem Cells (hESC). This is a phase I clinical trial[2]. Scientists want to transplant neuronal precursors obtained from hESCs to 13...