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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Changes in recourse to abortion in the Netherlands

Since 2000 (with the exception of 2015), the number of abortions practised in the Netherlands has been declining. This was highlighted in a report published by the Dutch Health and

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6 February 2018
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Algorithm to predict death is approved in the United States

In the United States, the FDA has approved “the very first algorithm to monitor vital signs in patients in order to predict potentially fatal events a few hours before they

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6 February 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

The end of gamete donor anonymity challenged

For clinicians Geneviève Delaisi de Parseval and Stéphane Viville, although genetic testing has already put an end to guaranteed gamete donor anonymity, “structured, welcome access to origins must be arranged”.

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6 February 2018
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End of life

Elderly patients and intensive care units: different practices across Europe

A European study has highlighted variations in the practices of resuscitation and intensive care units, particularly with regard to admission, discharge and treatment procedures for the very elderly. Using a

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6 February 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

“There’s still time to promote healing medicine versus dehumanising technique”

Just days after the launch of États Généraux (Estates General) on Bioethics, Marianne Durano, Philosophy Graduate and author of Mon corps ne vous appartient pas (My body doesn’t belong to

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6 February 2018
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Genome

CRISPR: “premature” clinical trials in China?

Whereas the first human gene therapy clinical trial involving CRISPR-Cas9 is about to begin in the United States[1], the Wall Street Journal has reported that, in China, “at least 86

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6 February 2018
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Organ donation

Man is given a second face following initial transplant rejection

The patient underwent face transplant surgery six years ago. In November, “the severity of the rejection” became chronic with necrotic plaque formation, and doctors were obliged to remove the transplant

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6 February 2018
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Genome

Genetic data – the financial issues

Today, for less than $100, it is possible to purchase a genetic test on the Internet  “which promises to provide information relating to a person’s geographical origins or even to

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30 January 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
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    • End of life
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    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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