by Collectif | 26 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Switzerland, the hearing of the draft bill on genetic testing within the scope of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) entered its last phase on Monday, 24 November. In June 2014, the National Council declared itself in favour of pre-implantation genetic diagnostics...
by Collectif | 25 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In a keynote speech delivered to the European Parliament on Tuesday, 25 November, Pope Francis reminded delegates of the importance of “promoting human dignity” to greater extent because “there are too many situations in which human beings are treated as objects, the...
by Collectif | 24 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Vietnam has exercised a 2-child policy for many years. This programme is based on administrative sanctions and active family planning. Nowadays, abortion is used as a method of contraception in this country. In fact, a report by doctors working in the Hanoi...
by Collectif | 23 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
According to the Israeli National Institute for Health Policy Research, 75% of Israelis requesting pre-implantation genetic diagnosis do so in order to ensure that they have a son instead of a daughter. Amongst the Arab Israeli population, 100% of PGD requests are...
by Collectif | 20 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In mid-October, the NBC News channel revealed that Facebook and Apple were prepared to help finance the freezing of their employees’ oocytes (eggs) in order to allow them to delay pregnancy (Gènéthique press review on October 15th, 2014 and October 17th, 2014)....
by Collectif | 20 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis
The third “Exponential Medicine” conference focusing on “the acceleration of progress in numerical technology” was held in San Diego, California, from 9 to 12 November 2014. It was organised by the Singularity University, “the university of the future founded by...