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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Reimbursement of travelling expenses for women from Northern Ireland wishing to have an abortion in England

On the fiftieth anniversary of the legalisation of abortion in England, Wales and Scotland, the British Government revealed its intentions on Monday to provide a free abortion service in England

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6 November 2017
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End of life

Inserm: the heart “betrays” a state of consciousness

An INSERM study involving 127 patients between 17 and 80 years old, published in the Annals of Neurology, has shown that “a change in heartbeat in response to sound stimulation

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6 November 2017
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Genome

ABE (adenine base editor): a “base editor” to complete the CRISPR tool kit

Professor David Liu from Harvard and his colleagues describe their latest discovery in the Nature journal, namely a “‘molecular machine’ to rewrite the genome to the letter” and thus allow the treatment of

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6 November 2017
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Genome

The genetic tool kit is expanding

On 25 October 2017, Feng Zhang’s team at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) publicised their work aimed at modifying RNA without affecting cell DNA using a molecular tool called REPAIR,

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6 November 2017
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Embryo research and alternatives

Embryos not created for research purposes in the Netherlands

Taking a different view from approaches in favour of relaxing the rules of former Health Minister, Edith Schippers (see Dutch report in favour of the creation of human embryos for research),

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6 November 2017
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Genome

“Amidst general indifference, the time has come for genetically modified humans (GMH)”

CRISPR-Cas9 a permis, ces cinq dernières années de franchir une nouvelle étape dans l’édition de « l’ADN d’une bactérie, d’une plante, d’un Over the last five years, CRISPR-Cas9 has opened up

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6 November 2017
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Transhumanism

A humanoid robot obtains Saudi citizenship

On 25 October, Saudi Arabia granted Saudi citizenship to a humanoid robot, Sophia, created by the  Hanson Robotics Company. This is a world first, unveiled during the  Future Investment Initiative conference

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6 November 2017
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Scots authorised to abort at home

Scottish women will be authorised to abort “at home” after taking the first pill. This situation, which already exists in Sweden and France, is a first for Great Britain.  

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6 November 2017
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • Conscientious objection
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    • End of life
    • Genome
    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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  • About & legals
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