by Collectif | 14 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Last May, the Spanish Justice Minister, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, who created the draft bill aimed at limiting the number of abortions, announced that the bill could be approved by both assemblies before the summer (Gènéthique press review on May 9th, 2014). At the end...
by Collectif | 11 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
On 10 September, the scientific journal, Nature, revealed that a team of Japanese scientists would soon be attempting to treat a patient suffering from age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with iPS cells (Gènéthique press review on September 11th, 2014). ...
by Collectif | 11 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Male contraception could soon be available to the general public. The name of this type of contraception? Vasalgel, “a gel that is injected into the vas deferens and prevents sperm from being ejaculated”. This product has been developed by the Parsemus...
by Collectif | 10 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
On 10 September, the scientific journal, Nature, revealed that a team of Japanese scientists would soon be attempting to treat a patient suffering from age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with iPS cells. This would be the first person to be treated with iPS...
by Collectif | 10 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Marie Gaille, philosopher and head of the CRNS mission, published a letter in the on-line journal of the CNRS. She argues that social and human sciences should grasp the topic of MAP given its multidisciplinary nature and the moral, political and legal issues that it...
by Collectif | 10 Sep, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Deemed to be too expensive and a source of spin-offs, Quebec’s programme of medically assisted procreation (MAP) will be modified “in depth”, according to Health Minister, Dr. Gaétan Barette. In fact, the programme turned out to be far more costly than...