by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Dr Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine in the United States, said that the current guidelines for gamete and embryo genome editing were “not clear enough”. He called for a review of...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Scotland, in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) for a married gay couple will be covered for the first time by the National Health Service (NHS), which will fund “the process of fertilising a donor egg and implanting the embryo into the surrogate mother”. ...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Following the genomic sequencing programme of 100,000 genomes[1] , the NHS wishes to make this available to healthy individuals on a voluntary basis. The aim is to enable scientists to “have a better understanding of diseases and human genetics” and...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Mohammad, 20, sold his kidney to illegal traders. “I had lost all hope of finding a job and I wanted capital to start a business to help my family,” said the man, who asked to be identified only by his first name. “I was promised $6,000 for my...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Over the past five years, 15,000 British foetuses have been aborted at the end of pregnancy. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Affairs has just released statistics on late abortions in the United Kingdom. “Late” abortions are performed...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Germany, the ban on advertising abortion is expected to be relaxed. Doctors and gynaecologists could be allowed to specify on their website that they perform abortions and provide a link to the family planning website. This information will no longer be seen as...