by Collectif | 5 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Last Tuesday in Switzerland, the Neuchâtel Canton Government passed a law with a very high majority (80 votes to 16 with 12 abstentions) granting access to assisted suicide for pensioners in retirement and elderly care homes. The law states that “patients in...
by Collectif | 5 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Le Monde is publishing a supplement devoted entirely to big data, i.e. to the “technological breakthrough”, which potentially allows a vast amount of information to be collected and correlated. This heralds a revolution in all sectors, including the...
by Collectif | 4 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the United States, since the Immigration and Nationality Act, the granting of citizenship was reserved to genetic parents only. However, a recent amendment to the immigration policy has just altered the definitions of “mother” and “parents”...
by Collectif | 4 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Argentina where abortion is only authorised following rape or if the mother’s life is in danger, the debate on authorising abortion up to the twelfth week of pregnancy will begin on Tuesday in Parliament. This is the fifth time that this kind of draft law has been...
by Collectif | 4 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
British MPs have widely voted in favour of banning gender selective abortions (Cf. Synthèse Gènéthique du 4 novrembre 2014). This motion was carried in order to bring “urgent clarification” to the Abortion Act, which does not explicitly...
by Collectif | 4 Nov, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
The Biotech Campus is located in Geneva, close to international institutions. It currently unites 230 scientists around the globe, with the figure eventually rising to 1,200, specialising in Neurosciences and Bioengineering. The Fondation Campus Biotech Geneva...