by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Since 2011, American sperm imports to Brazil have increased by approximately 3000%. Over 50% of the Brazilian population is black or mixed-race, yet most applicants choose donors with light-coloured skin and blue eyes. In this country, 80% of wealthy Brazilians are...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Belgian Health Minister, Maggie de Block, wants to authorise the sale of human tissues by amending the 1986 law governing the harvesting and transplanting of organs. Currently, human tissues (bones, cornea, blood vessels, etc.) harvested from donors before or after...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In the Netherlands, the Public Prosecutor has instructed the Cooperative Last Will association, indicted last week for illegally assisting suicide (see the Netherlands: criminal investigation against an association offering a lethal powder), to “cease its...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
Glasses fitted with cameras, an antenna-connected hand-held computer and a retinal implant that sends signals to the optic nerve make up Argus II – the bionic eye developed by Second Sight Medical Products[1]. The system allows patients to “see”...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The draft bill to authorise medically assisted suicide in Massachusetts has just been rejected following submission to a study committee last week. For Matt Valliere, Executive Director of Patients’ Rights Action Fund, who is against assisted...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Apr, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
In his work, MP Cedric Villani, who must submit his report on artificial intelligence (AI) tomorrow, has encountered the Ethik-IA (AI Ethics) initiative, which “seeks to create a positive framework for the use of AI and robotics in health care”. According...