by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A recent study suggests that one woman in six regrets freezing her eggs to preserve fertility and delay having children. As the technology develops, promoted by companies in the San Francisco area, “we wanted to take a step back to understand the impact of this...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 18 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
From 1st May, doctors in British Columbia, Canada, who are involved in medically assisted dying, have witnessed an increase in fees go from $200 to $280. They can also claim an additional $125 for picking up the lethal drugs when the pharmacy is a long way from where...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The Spanish National Transplantation Organisation (ONT) has expressed its opinion on “global kidney exchange” or “crossover donation”. This is a process devised by American Alvin Roth, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
On 22 May 2018, the US Congress approved a law authorising terminally ill patients to “try” experimental drugs not yet validated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but which have already successfully completed the first clinical development phase....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Several draft bills have been put forward in favour of euthanasia in Portugal. The Portuguese Parliament must debate and vote on these bills on 29 May. In the lead-up to these debates, the Portuguese Marketing Research Institute (MRI) called for a survey on...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Several doctors have been given prison sentences for harvesting kidneys from donors brought to Kosovo, and then selling the kidneys to patients treated at a clinic involved in illegal organ transplantation. The organ trafficking is believed to have international...