by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
After three days of debate, the Guernsey Parliament refused to legalize assisted suicide. Members of the Parliament voted against the bill proposed by Prime Minister Gavin St Pier, with 24 votes against and 14 in favour (cf. Guernsey: Towards the authorisation...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 15 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
For Jacques Testart, from surrogacy to transhumanism it just takes a few steps. When Amandine, the first French test-tube baby whom the biologist contributed to was born, he became aware that “What fascinated society was not so much to have allowed a sterile couple to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
Yesterday, the French National Assembly adopted the draft bill to protect personal data on the Internet, a bill which is based on European legislation, namely “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR), which takes effect on 25 May. At the last...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Recent pressure on the American Medical Association has not changed the position of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, which remains strongly opposed to assisted suicide. In a recent report, the Council declared that, “in its current form...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
The IBC[1] met in Beirut to focus on the question of “new bioethical issues”. Topics included: “respect for human dignity, physical integrity and freedom of consent” as well as issues focusing on “individual responsibility”, “modern...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Vincent Brès, President of the association Procréation Médicalement Anonyme has published an article in Le Monde, calling for everyone to be able to access their biological parents’ identity. His article is in response to the President of the CECOS Federation[1]...