by Collectif | 18 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
In Switzerland, the debate on the draft bill relating to medically assisted procreation (MAP) authorising recourse to pre-implantation genetic diagnostics (PGD) in particular, is still in full swing. Both federal chambers agreed to grant recourse to PGD in the case of...
by Collectif | 18 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In a few weeks, the British Parliament will decide whether or not Great Britain should become the first country in the world to authorise three-parent IVF. The British Human Fertilisation and Embryology Association consented to this practice last June (Gènéthique...
by Collectif | 18 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Malta, the newly elected president, Marie-Louise Coleiro Préca, recently announced that she would never sign a law authorising abortion. The president was supported on this point by a representative of the labour party at the Council of Europe Parliamentary...
by Collectif | 17 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Following the request by scientists for the European Commission to review its position regarding the strategy and management of the scientific programme, the Human Brain Project (Gènéthique press review on July 9th, 2014), the latter has just appointed a mediator...
by Collectif | 17 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Last Friday, the world’s first clinical trial involving the treatment of ARMD (age-related macular degeneration) using iPS cells was carried out. This pioneering treatment was developed by Masayo Takahashi and colleagues at the RIKEN Centre (Kobe, Japan) (Gènéthique...
by Collectif | 16 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Yesterday, in Switzerland, the Council of States (Senate) adopted a motion put forward by socialist, Pascale Bruderer, calling for a toughening up of prenatal diagnostic requirements in order to rule out gender-selective abortions. Prenatal tests carried out...