by Alexis DUPORT | 19 Nov, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Following on from Wales, which adopted this system in 2015, the British government is considering changing the organ donation system in England and Scotland to switch to presumed consent by 2020. The aim, which is highly commendable, is to increase the number of...
by Alexis DUPORT | 19 Oct, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Having been paralysed in the legs from the age of four, a young man in the United States has just taken a few steps thanks to electrical stimulation. Following a snowmobile accident affecting his spinal cord, he lost the use of his legs and could no longer feel them....
by Alexis DUPORT | 19 Oct, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
According to the figures[1] that have just been published by DREES[2], confirming 216,700 abortions in 2017 compared to 216,061 in 2016[3], the number of abortions carried out over the period is relatively stable. Statistics have not reached the 2015 level when...
by Alexis DUPORT | 1 Aug, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
A 30-year-old Indian surrogate mother with two children has just pressed charges for rape, blackmail and fraud. The incident dates back to when she had to look for work following her husband’s car accident, which left him bedridden for more than two years. From...
by Alexis DUPORT | 27 Jun, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
Launched in May 2018, a citizens’ consultation will enable all Europeans to voice their opinion on the direction in which they wish to steer the European Union. For the first time, the European Commission convened a citizens’ panel on 5 and 6 May...
by Alexis DUPORT | 27 Jun, 2018 | Gènéthique informs you
In Argentina, after a 22-hour session and a debate lasting nearly four months, the Chamber of Deputies voted in favour of a far-reaching bill, with unknown outlines, which would legalise abortion. A broad bill With 129 votes in favour, 125 against and...