by Collectif | 23 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Since American actress, Angelina Jolie, confirmed her double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer “the risk of which was highlighted in her genetic genealogy”, an increasing number of women are undergoing genetic tests and screening. Numbers have more than...
by Collectif | 23 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 22 and 23 September 2014, an informal council meeting of European Health Ministers was held in Milan. Several points were discussed, especially the question of palliative care, including paediatric palliative care, and pain treatment. During discussions, the...
by Collectif | 22 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
In the United Kingdom, a study is currently underway by University College London’s Institute of Child Health to evaluate how women feel about non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPS) with regard to the prenatal diagnosis (PND) of Down syndrome. A total of eight...
by Collectif | 22 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In December 2013, the Spanish Council of Ministers adopted a draft bill aimed at limiting access to abortion. (Gènéthique press review on December 27th, 2014) Since then, the presentation of this project to Parliament has been constantly deferred. A week...
by Collectif | 21 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Last December, Spanish Justice Minister, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, proposed a draft bill aimed at restricting access to abortion. The bill has been on hold since then – it “still hasn’t been put to Parliament where conservatives have the...
by Collectif | 21 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Following the 3D printing of organs, the Europe 1 website announced that researchers at the Montpellier CHU (University Hospital Centre) had succeeded in “reconstituting and printing a human embryo in 3D, at the stage where the embryo comprises only a few...