by Collectif | 21 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The International Conference on Women and the Post 2015 Development Agenda – the Challenges of Sustainable Development Goals organised by the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace in conjunction with the WWALF[1] and WUCWO[2], got underway today in Rome. ...
by Collectif | 21 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Yesterday, the Swiss Federal Court overturned a ruling that allowed two men in a civil partnership to be the fathers of a child born to a Californian surrogate mother in 2011. In Switzerland, surrogate mothers are prohibited by the Constitution and the law...
by Collectif | 19 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
The European citizens’ initiative, “Stop vivisection”, which calls for “a ban on using animals as biological models of humans for scientific purposes”, collected 1.2 million signatures. The petition “calls for the use of more reliable and very often more economical...
by Collectif | 17 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Since March, a reform of the abortion law has been debated in Morocco on the pretext of fighting “backstreet, non-medical abortion”. Following consultation with several commissions and after noting the stance adopted by various parties, Friday’s press release...
by Collectif | 14 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Wednesday 13 May, in Washington, the House of Representatives adopted a bill seeking to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy by 242 votes to 184. Known as the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act”, this law met with opposition from all but four...
by Collectif | 13 May, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
A team of Korean scientists has published the results of preliminary tests on four patients suffering from macular degeneration. This clinical trial was carried out using human embryo stem cells. It is based on collaborative work between CHA University (Korea) and...