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![Surrogacy: Italy appeals the decision of the ECHR](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/41_cedh_47juges_6-1.jpg)
Surrogacy: Italy appeals the decision of the ECHR
The case of Paradiso and Campanelli vs Italy continues. In January 2015, the ECHR ruled against Italy who had removed a child purchased by a couple from a Russian surrogacy agency(Cf. Synthèse Gènéthique du 6 février 2015). The Italian government appealed this...
![“Heading towards elevating the human condition?” – the transhumanist debate is relaunched with Jean-Marie Le Méné and Fabrice Hadjadj](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jmlm-fh_sans_macaron.jpg)
“Heading towards elevating the human condition?” – the transhumanist debate is relaunched with Jean-Marie Le Méné and Fabrice Hadjadj
As part of the events marking the 20th anniversary of the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation, Jean-Marie Le Méné, its president and Fabrice Hadjaj, philosopher and writer, debated the following topic on 22 May in Neuilly: “What role does the 'lesser' human being play in...
![United States: abortion after 12 weeks – a law ruled unconstitutional](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01_ivg_img_9-1.jpg)
United States: abortion after 12 weeks – a law ruled unconstitutional
On Wednesday in the United States, a Federal Court of Appeal struck down the law in the State of Arkansas that bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy, confirming that the decision of a lower court had already blocked it last year, prior to its application. ...
![UK: Scottish Parliament rejects assisted suicide](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/70_royaume_uni_7.jpg)
UK: Scottish Parliament rejects assisted suicide
Scottish MPs rejected the draft bill in favour of assisted suicide by 82 votes to 36 This draft bill was proposed by independent MP, Margo MacDonald, prior to her death in April 2014 from Parkinson’s disease and taken on board by Green MP, Patrick Harvie, who...
![CRISPR/Cas9: In search of ethical regulations](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01_genome_28.jpg)
CRISPR/Cas9: In search of ethical regulations
American scientists have planned to meet in the autumn to set ethical guidelines regarding the use of CRISPR/Cas9 genetic printing techniques. This summit is organised by two major American charities: the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the Institute of...
![Research into Human Embryo Stem Cells: an off-patent area for Europe](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/37_cour_justice_uev2_0-1080x675.jpg)
Research into Human Embryo Stem Cells: an off-patent area for Europe
A recent article published in the Science&Santé journal analyses the position of the European Union in terms of human embryo research. This article, which is supplemented by a more in-depth study in the Nature journal, provides an opportunity to readdress embryo...
![Resumption of a clinical trial using embryo stem cells in the United States](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/15_cellules_souches_adn_genethique_10-1.jpg)
Resumption of a clinical trial using embryo stem cells in the United States
The Californian Company, Asterias Biotherapeutics, has been authorised by the FDA[1]to carry out a clinical trial using human Embryo Stem Cells (hESC). This is a phase I clinical trial[2]. Scientists want to transplant neuronal precursors obtained from hESCs to 13...
![Surrogacy: a Swiss decision that “overrides the right to have a child in favour of the child’s rights”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/16_adoption_2.jpg)
Surrogacy: a Swiss decision that “overrides the right to have a child in favour of the child’s rights”
Yesterday, the Swiss Federal Court overturned a ruling that allowed two men in a civil partnership to be the fathers of a child born to a Californian surrogate mother in 2011. In Switzerland, surrogate mothers are prohibited by the Constitution and the law...
![UN: Adding defending life and fighting surrogacy to sustainable development targets](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/30_nourisson_5.jpg)
UN: Adding defending life and fighting surrogacy to sustainable development targets
The International Conference on Women and the Post 2015 Development Agenda – the Challenges of Sustainable Development Goals organised by the Pontifical Council of Justice and Peace in conjunction with the WWALF[1] and WUCWO[2], got underway today in Rome. ...
![Vivisection: the European Parliament listens to experts in response to citizens’ initiative](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/23_experimentation_animale2.jpg)
Vivisection: the European Parliament listens to experts in response to citizens’ initiative
The European citizens’ initiative, “Stop vivisection”, which calls for “a ban on using animals as biological models of humans for scientific purposes”, collected 1.2 million signatures. The petition “calls for the use of more reliable and very often more economical...
![Abortion reform in Morocco: authorisation in “certain cases of force majeure”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/maroc_2_0.png)
Abortion reform in Morocco: authorisation in “certain cases of force majeure”
Since March, a reform of the abortion law has been debated in Morocco on the pretext of fighting “backstreet, non-medical abortion”. Following consultation with several commissions and after noting the stance adopted by various parties, Friday’s press release...
![United States: The House of Representatives says “no” to late-term abortions](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/57_justice_usa_0-1.jpg)
United States: The House of Representatives says “no” to late-term abortions
On Wednesday 13 May, in Washington, the House of Representatives adopted a bill seeking to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy by 242 votes to 184. Known as the “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act”, this law met with opposition from all but four...