nº 64

28/3/ 2018

SPECIAL REPORTS

European citizens’ initiative One of Us is supported by our Observatory. Dr Burguete, anthropologist and delegate member gave a transhumanism lecture

Our Observatory gives a transhumanism lecture in the Week for Life of the European Parliament - Brussels

The Catholic University of Valencia’s Bioethics Observatory has given a lecture at the European Parliament in Brussels as part of the annual Week for Life which One of Us participates. The lecture was given by Dr Enrique Burguete,anthropologist .“Transhumanism and the emancipation of …

Minimal ethics frequently becomes at the service of the variable will of the majority and restricts freedom to so-called "politically correct” beliefs

Minimal ethics. And its tool the consensus decision-making

It assumes that universally valid ethical principles do not exist. Minimal ethics is based on approval or disapproval of society - and, therefore, its presupposition: compels medical comitees and political communities to “take refuge”…

Men and women dimorphism affects their anatomy, physiology, endocrine, nervous systems and brain. So brain difference between sexes affect their capacities

Male versus female brains controversy. New evidence of their differences

Brains functioning differences define whether an individual is male or female. Differences in anatomical and physiological structures are compounded by new discoveries on sex-linked genetic variations which, far …

Would women that don't want to endanger their job have to accept the social freezing companies exigence or offer?

Social Freezing. Has it medical and ethical difficulties?

"To freeze the eggs of their female employees, “in order to attract and promote female talent” is being proposed by companies all over de world. The most common procedure used to achieve this is to freeze their eggs while young, generally before age 30.… Read more.

NEWS

Is studied which procedure could be used to reduce embryos destruction.Contrary to what was believed the two procedures didn't have a significant difference

Are there advantages of using frozen enbryos in IVF?

Since the advent of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 1978, fresh embryos have generally been used But in the last decade, the use of frozen human embryos has been implemented. In view of this, the question that arises is whether the pregnancy and live …

Slower epigenetic aging caused by a little physical contact with children, delays their development and could be harmful

Lower maternal contact affects the epigenetics of the child?

Children who received little care showed slower epigenetic aging that could cause delays in their development. Children raised in orphanages, where they are used to receiving little attention, show delayed growth, high-stress …

Figures of the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS presents worrying signs after a decade in which it seemed possible to control the epidemic

Shades and lights of HIV/AIDS epidemy

WHO Congresss almost no talk of a disease that affects 36.7 million people, spreads to 1.8 million every year and kills one million people annually around the world. Better awareness and longer survival of those affected, nevertheless…