by Alexis DUPORT | 4 Nov, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
In a world in which technique projects the future of a connected, repaired or augmented man, Emmanuel Brochier, conference master in Philosophy at the “Institut de Philosophie Comprarée” (Paris), was led to decipher the question of transhumanism. He has been working...
by Alexis DUPORT | 28 Oct, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) of UNESCO does not hold back concerning the prenatal non-invasive testing (NIPT). In its final report on Human genome and human rights, published on October 2nd, the IBC declared that “The widespread use of genetic...
by Alexis DUPORT | 28 Oct, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
Until recently, “Germline genetic interventions were the subject of science-fiction novels and scientific theoretical debate, but considered non-executable.”[1] Nowadays, the cloning techniques, the use of stem cells, the formation of gametes from pluripotent stem...
by Alexis DUPORT | 15 Oct, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
On Thursday 15th October, a conference was held at the European Parliament on the theme: “You Can’t Put a Price on a Baby’s Heart: The Sale of Baby Organs”[1]. Suggested by Miroslav Mikolášik, Marijana Petir, Alojz Peterle and Michaela Šojdrová, 4 European deputies,...
by Alexis DUPORT | 13 Oct, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
The lack of precision of the Leonetti law of 2005 concerning end of life issues such as hydration and food caused tragic situations to occur. In the media, the controversy around Vincent Lambert aroused an uproar although his state is more to be defined through...
by Alexis DUPORT | 7 Oct, 2015 | Gènéthique informs you
In its ruling, on Wednesday 7th October 2015, the Constitutional Court of Poland extended the right to conscientious objection for physicians. Though it deemed constitutional the fact of asking a physician to act against his conscience in the case of a mortal danger...