by Collectif | 11 Mar, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The number of assisted suicide requests increased by 20% last year in German- and Italian-speaking Switzerland. Five hundred and eighty-four (584) people were given assistance to die in German-speaking Switzerland, i.e. an increase of 124 compared to 2013. ...
by Collectif | 11 Mar, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Bioethics Law
The Oklahoma Parliament in the United States has adopted a draft law banning research on embryo stem cells. The law aims to protect the embryo, which it recognises as “a living organism of the homosapien species, even from its earliest stages of...
by Collectif | 9 Mar, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
A study conducted by the CSPCP (Society of Palliative Care Physicians) has revealed that most Canadian palliative care specialists refuse to participate in assisted suicides. Only 25% of CSPCP members are prepared to help a patient take his/her own life. The...
by Collectif | 8 Mar, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Belgium, surrogacy is tolerated and “has been openly practised for approximately twenty years” by three procreation centres. The majority of Belgian MPs agree on the need to “incorporate what already exists”. The “creation of a legal...
by Collectif | 8 Mar, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
This weekend in Derry, during the annual Sinn Fein (Republican Party) congress, delegates decided to relinquish their historical opposition to abortion. The majority of party members voted in favour of legalising abortion “in some cases”, and...
by Collectif | 5 Mar, 2015 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Before the 21st plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, held at the Vatican from 5 to 7 March and focusing on “Assistance for the elderly and palliative care”, Pope Francis reminded members that “palliative care is the properly human...