by Alexis DUPORT | 13 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
In response to demands from feminist groups lobbying for “free, safe legal abortion since 2005”, President of Argentina Mauricio Macri, though personally opposed to abortion, announced that Congress should open a debate on decriminalizing abortion. On Monday,...
by Alexis DUPORT | 6 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
End-stage cancer patients have to face difficult decisions: what treatment options should they choose to achieve their goals? When is it reasonable to stop treatment? A study published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that these patients might be...
by Alexis DUPORT | 1 Mar, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Although neurosciences[1] open up vast therapeutic avenues, they are not entirely risk-free and international regulation is required. The information contained in the human brain is becoming increasingly accessible with advances in neurosciences. Although they...
by Alexis DUPORT | 18 Jan, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Bionic eye, prostheses, exoskeleton – the augmented human of the 21st century fascinates and repels us at the same time. But what is an augmented human? Where should the line between repair, care and augmentation actually be drawn? Is there a threshold beyond...
by Alexis DUPORT | 8 Jan, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
In the Laval region of Quebec, 77% of doctors who received a medically assisted dying request, “invoked conscientious objection”. Surveys “carried out during assisted dying debates” showed that, although the doctors interviewed were not...