by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Trenton McKinley, a 13-year-old American boy from Mobile, Alabama, was involved in a horrifying accident two months ago. The small trailer in which he was playing with his friends, pulled by a dune buggy, overturned after the brakes were applied too harshly. “I...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Five hundred children fathered by just seventeen men[1]—these new figures from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) highlight a significant risk of incest and gene defects. In fact, siblings could meet and form relationships without realising that...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Wanted criminals could alter their own DNA through over-the-counter kits which use the CRISPR technique[1]. Created to combat certain hereditary diseases such as sickle cell anaemia, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy, these “revolutionary” kits can...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
In addition to a salary and paid leave, every company offers incentives intended to attract and retain their employees to safeguard talent for the future. In the US where medical costs are high, companies have decided to make genetic testing available to their...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Spain’s lower house has voted in favour of examining a bill on legalising euthanasia in Spain. This bill was originally drafted by Catalonia’s regional assembly and is supported mainly by the left. This is the first time that this type of bill has not been...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 30 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed two federal complaints on Wednesday seeking to permanently ban two clinics from using stem cell products without regulatory approval that had seriously injured patients. The agency is also seeking two permanent...