by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Whilst the question of euthanasia is regularly raised with French legislators, an initial evaluation of the legalisation concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide in Belgium, Holland and Switzerland was published in La Revue du Praticien in January 2019. This review...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Tuesday, during his State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump raised the issue of abortion. He called for a restriction on late-term abortions, referring to controversies over the recent laws adopted by the states of New York and Virginia (see US:...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Between 1999 and 2016, the number of overdose-induced deaths more than tripled in the United States. This impacted on organ transplants with a concomitant rise in the number of organs harvested from overdose victims. 17.6% of organs transplanted in the USA have since...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Following the announcement by Chinese researcher He Jiankui of the birth of genetically modified babies[1],, the WHO is set to “launch an ad-hoc committee on genome editing in early March, aimed at making recommendations and acting as a sounding board for a...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
A group of Australian researchers has requested the retraction of more than 400 scientific articles following the publication in the journal BMJ Open of work revealing that countless human organs have been harvested unethically from Chinese prisoners in recent...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On 7 February, the US Supreme Court blocked a Louisiana law from taking effect. Opponents said it was supposed to “restrict access to abortion”. The decision was taken by a “narrow majority”, with Chief Justice John Roberts voting for the stay....