by Collectif | 16 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The Quebec CHU (University Hospital Centre) has announced that it has received an investment of 300,000 Canadian dollars (€210,000) to allow it to produce its own iPS cells in order to meet scientists’ requirements. According to the CHU, these human stem cells...
by Collectif | 15 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Held for nearly 30 years in a secure psychiatric centre in a prison near Anvers for the rape and murder of a 19 year old female student, Franck Van Den Bleeken requested euthanasia three years ago. The reason given by the prisoner? “Intolerable mental...
by Collectif | 15 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Slate.com referred to an article published in the New York Times and written by Isabel Sawhill, expert on poverty and family issues at the Brookings Institution. As far as she is concerned, contraception is one of the solutions for combating poverty. Thus she notes...
by Collectif | 14 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In a decree announced on Thursday, 11 September, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared that “State authorities can legitimately carry out ‘legal checks’ before authorising the entry of a baby born as a result of surrogacy arrangements...
by Collectif | 14 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Medicines used in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycles are being sold illegally on e-bay, for a third of the normal price. In Great Britain, many women who cannot conceive and who cannot afford the cost of this ovary-stimulating medication are choosing to obtain the...
by Collectif | 14 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
During a procreation seminar held this weekend at Fribourg University (Switzerland)*, Thierry Collaud, Professor of Moral Theology and President of the Bioethics Committee highlighted the “positive discussions” of the Church concerning procreation in an...