by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 May, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Despite a survey which shows that 82% of Swiss nationals think about their end of life at some point or other, and 94% acknowledge “the relevance of palliative care” (see Four out of five Swiss people support palliative care), the association Exit [1] has...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 26 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Early studies on children born through assisted reproduction have shown that these children are more at-risk of cardiovascular issues, prematurity (twice as high as in natural pregnancy) and lower birth weight. These results are important because premature or smaller...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 26 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
“Modernity has popularized the right to a child and is now engendering the right to a child of a certain quality.” Jacques Testart, the author of a new book entitled Au péril de l’humain, condemns transhumanism – which “aims to improve the human species through...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The freezing of eggs and sperm (cryopreservation) has been fully reimbursed since last year for cancer patients who undergo heavy treatment likely to affect their fertility. Public Health Minister, Maggie De Block, has just announced that this technique will be...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Canada, it is illegal to pay a surrogate mother or to purchase human gametes, be it sperm or eggs. This ban is enshrined in the 2004 law on medically assisted procreation. The law stems from a Royal Commission think-tank on new reproduction techniques, which were...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
“A deceased person’s body should remain intact” according to “Chinese traditions and culture”. This state of mind makes organ donation virtually impossible in China. For the same reasons, medical students “find it very difficult to...