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Medical abortion: medical staff affected
Medical abortion is a "complex situation for parents and medical staff alike". Drawing attention to this fact, obstetric personnel are calling for specific "support". They describe the reality of a medical abortion: explanations regarding the abortion per se,...
Gene therapy more effective than CRISPR ?
A team of American scientists led by Peter Glazer, Department of Genetics, Yale University (New Haven, United States), has developed "unparalleled" gene therapy to treat a blood disease in vivo. The Nature Communication journal published the results and reported on...
One baby, three DNAs, 2 transgressions
Yesterday, in Great-Britain, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority approved the law authorizing three-parent IVF to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial diseases. Jean-Marie Le Méné, President of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, answered the questions of...
Three-parent IVF attempts authorized in the UK
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, an independent structure of the British Health Ministry has validated the 2005 law authorizing the creation of embryos using a three-parent IVF technique. The United Kingdom is the first country to legalise clinical...
The biggest international human organ trafficking network stopped in Egypt
The Egyptian authorities have stated that they have shut down "the biggest international human organ trafficking network". The network comprised "Egyptians and nationals of other Arab countries who were exploiting the citizens' financial situation to purchase their...
Thousands demonstrate against abortion in Malawi
In Malawi (Africa), thousands of people have demonstrated against a draft bill facilitating access to abortion. In fact, the Malawi Government presented Parliament with a draft bill authorising abortion, which has been illegal up to now, in the case of pregnancy due...
Assisted suicide in Switzerland: “The ageing generation wants to live independently until the end”
Assisted suicide is still increasing in Switzerland. The NZZ am Sonntag, a weekly Zurich publication, confirmed that, in 2015, "the three major assisted suicide organisations helped 999 residents to end their lives", adding that the number of cases "has virtually...
Ngos call for moratorium on “gene drive” techniques
On the occasion of the thirteenth Conference of the Parties at the Biological Diversity Convention held in Cancan, Mexico, over 150 non-governmental organisations called for a moratorium on "gene drive" techniques aimed at modifying the genome of a species in order to...
Stem cells: the American drugs agency calls for tighter controls
The therapeutic use of human stem cells is subject to debate. According to the American Food and Drugs Agency, FDA[1], to check the efficacy of these cells, it is important to firstly understand the risks and benefits associated with such use and to develop...
Embryo research: British scientists challenge the 14-day ruling
In the United Kingdom, during the Progress Educational Trust medical congress, scientists [1] requested a 14-day extension to the legal period allocated for human embryo research. This period would be extended to 28 days. This request follows recent techniques which...
A Belgian hospital challenges current legislation and advertises for sperm donors
In Belgium, an advertisement drafted by the UZ Brussels Hospital and calling for sperm donors, has led the Federal Medicines and Medical Products Agency to initiate legal proceedings. In fact, the law formally prohibits fertility centres to advertise for donor...
Three American states want to limit access to abortion
The American Family Planning Association (Planned Parenthood) has contested the decision taken by three states in an attempt to reduce access to abortion, namely Northern Carolina, Alaska and Missouri. In Northern Carolina, there is a law that bans...