by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
The two GMO babies born in China following He Jiankui’s experiments have a risk of early mortality; so concludes a study published on Monday in the journal Nature Medicine [1]. Last November, when the Chinese scientist announced that he had produced...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
A young Canadian woman went to have an abortion at the Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CIUSSS – integrated university centre for health and social services), in the Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal in Quebec, when she was more than...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Although a committee voted last month to lift the ban on genetic modification of embryos intended for pregnancy and birth, the American Congress has in the end decided to maintain it. “While some experts argued that the United States will lag behind equivalent...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The doctors considered that there was no possibility of improvement and her two children, aged 22 and 23, were confronted with the painful obligation of having to choose between “keeping their mother alive in pain” or letting her die. “You have no...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The Swiss bishops are opposed to presumed consent for organ donation. “We are not against organ donation […]. But we do not want it to be automatic,” said Bishop Felix Gmür, president of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference (Conférence des évêques...