by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Fifteen people were arrested in Cambodia on 8 November 2018 on suspicion of surrogacy. The group comprised eleven pregnant women, two men and two cooks. Surrogacy has been illegal in Cambodia since October 2016 (see Cambodia follows in the footsteps of India and...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
The French company Pixium Vision has just published the first results obtained with its new retinal implant. This implant known as Prima was implanted under the retina of the first five patients between December 2017 and June 2018. The interim results of the trial...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Eugenics is often likened to 20th century Nazi ideology and its government-run programmes aimed at killing thousands of Germans with disabilities in an attempt to “purify” the race. Or to the forced sterilisation of 60,000 people “with...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Although surrogacy was already available to heterosexual couples in the Netherlands, two clinics are planning to introduce surrogacy contracts for homosexuals from 2019 onwards. In the one clinic, the procedure involves an egg donation by the surrogate mother whilst...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Canada, patients at the William Osler Health System hospital saw the following message on an advertising screen: “Medical assistance in dying is a legal medical service in Canada, whereby physicians or nurse practitioners help eligible patients fulfil their...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
A clinical trial for pre-conception screening has been officially launched in Australia. The aim is to test the viability of a pre-conception screening programme for subsequent integration into the Australian health system. Researchers will assess its viability,...