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End of life

Euthanasia, an alarming review of legislation in Switzerland, Belgium and Holland

Whilst the question of euthanasia is regularly raised with French legislators, an initial evaluation of the legalisation concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide in Belgium, Holland and Switzerland was published in

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19 February 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Donald Trump opposes late-term abortions

On Tuesday, during his State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump raised the issue of abortion. He called for a restriction on late-term abortions, referring to controversies over

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19 February 2019
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Organ donation

US overdose deaths account for 17.6% of organ transplants

Between 1999 and 2016, the number of overdose-induced deaths more than tripled in the United States. This impacted on organ transplants with a concomitant rise in the number of organs

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19 February 2019
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Genome

Genetically modified babies: WHO launches ethics committee

Following the announcement by Chinese researcher He Jiankui of the birth of genetically modified babies[1],, the WHO is set to “launch an ad-hoc committee on genome editing in early March,

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19 February 2019
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Organ donation

Organ trafficking in China: scientists call for 400 studies to be retracted

A group of Australian researchers has requested the retraction of more than 400 scientific articles following the publication in the journal BMJ Open of work revealing that countless human organs

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19 February 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Abortion: Louisiana law blocked by US Supreme Court

On 7 February, the US Supreme Court blocked a Louisiana law from taking effect. Opponents said it was supposed to “restrict access to abortion“. The decision was taken by a

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19 February 2019
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Genome

Genome editing: towards new international guidelines?

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Dr Victor Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine in the United States, said that the current guidelines for gamete and

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18 February 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

In Scotland, NHS covers in-vitro fertilisation for gay couple

In Scotland, in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) for a married gay couple will be covered for the first time by the National Health Service (NHS), which will fund “the process of fertilising

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18 February 2019
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • GMO
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    • Organ donation
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    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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