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European Online Citizens’ Consultation: reminding the European Union of the importance of respect for human life

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

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27 June 2018
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Transhumanism

Jacques Testart vs Laurent Alexandre: Transhumanism in the spotlight

For Jacques Testart, transhumanism is “an infantile ideology that takes advantage of the extraordinary progress of technoscience over the last decade, to bring to light old, archaic myths about the

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27 June 2018
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In Argentina, the Chamber of Deputies launches ambitious bill on abortion in challenging circumstances

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

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27 June 2018
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Organ donation

Blood donor remuneration – “a catalyst promoting the commodification of the human body”

In France, “blood donors are not remunerated because the human body isn’t a commodity”, explains François Toujas, President of the Etablissement français du sang(French Blood Transfusion Agency). He refers to

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25 June 2018
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Genome

CRISPR-Cas9 – the “genetic scissors” responsible for hundreds of uncontrolled mutations

The use of CRISPR-Cas9—the genetic editing tool, triggers hundreds of random mutations throughout the genome.   This was discovered by American scientists on carrying out research on a murine genome

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25 June 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Abortion survivor Melissa Ohden believes she is “one of the luckiest people in the world”

Forty-one years ago, Melissa Ohden survived an abortion. She grew up knowing that she had been born prematurely and had been adopted, but it was not until she reached the

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25 June 2018
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Organ donation

United Kingdom – first uterus transplants scheduled by end of 2018

According to Richard Smith, gynaecologist at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, the first womb transplants are set to take place by the end of 2018. In 2015, 10

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25 June 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Malta: 524 doctors oppose embryo freezing

A declaration signed by over 500 doctors has just been submitted to Malta’s Health Minister, Chris Fearne, to urge him to remember that “life begins at conception” and to highlight

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25 June 2018
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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