by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital is currently proposing a “Charter of Rights of Incurable Children” for European hospitals, inspired by the “International Charter on Children’s Rights in Hospital”, but “updated in the light of...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
British scientists at Newcastle University have succeeded in “printing” human corneas from stem cells. The cornea is the transparent outer layer of the eyeball. It can be damaged following an infection, injury or inflammation, and can result in...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
“Our main aim is to treat patients, alleviate suffering and ultimately prevent disease. Apart from the aforementioned roles, there’s nothing else for us to do”, explains Dr. Raphaël Nogier, General Practitioner in Lyon, and co-signatory of the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
“End-of-life care cannot just mean access to medical aid in dying”. In Quebec, in a letter sent on Tuesday to Health Minister Gaétan Barrette, the College of Physicians deplores the fact that access to palliative care for the people of Quebec is limited...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
“The government of Quebec is vigorously opposed to any legislation that would open the door to commodifying women’s bodies”, the Minister of Justice said in a statement to the media, responding to Canada’s proposed legislation on surrogacy[1]. Bill C-404,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Yes vote won the referendum on whether abortion should be decriminalised in Ireland. With a turnout rate of 64.13%, 66.4% voted Yes, 33.6% voted No. Support was strongest in Dublin Bay South, with 78.49% in favour; Donegal was the only constituency to vote...