BIOETHICS NEWS 65 by BIOETHICS OBSERVATORY

nº 65

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27/4/ 2018

NEWS

Alfie Evans case bioethics approach The new conflict between NHS hospital decision supported by English Court and Alfie Evans parents claims has arisen a new strong public opinion reaction and an international debate. Is it the top of an iceberg? … Read more.

Gene therapy gets a new boost. Gene therapy has received a new boost this year with the approval of Kymriah for cancer treatments by the United States regulatory agency, the FDA. The treatment is indicated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and young people… Read more.

Does post-abortion syndrome exist? New large study A recurring medical issue is whether or not post-abortion syndrome exists.  Now, a large study published by Priscilla Coleman and colleagues has provided new findings on the … Read more.

SPECIAL REPORTS

When is it permissible to sedate a patient and when is it covert euthanasia?  Italian cinema and television celebrity, who died on 4 January has helped equate palliative care and deep sedation with euthanasia in the public view.  To clear any… Read more.

Can twin pregnancies be produced using IVF if only one embryo is transferred? How is it possible? A recent study published in Fertility and Sterility evaluated the rate of twin pregnancies… Read more.

Two monkeys cloned for the first time. Shades and lights The cloned monkeys could mark the beginning of a new era in studying human diseases. but why does, Militiov the biotechnologist that cloned primates for the first time, fears private attempts to clone humans? In the latest edition of the prestigious Journal Cell … Read more.

IN BRIEF

Transplant of ovarian tissue to leukemia survivor. A healthy child have already been born First child healthy born from a leukemia cancer survivor … Read more.

Number of sexually active teenagers falls in United States The number of sexually active teenagers in the United States has fallen markedly in the last decade. This decline has been especially significant in the last two years. Matthew Oransky … Read more.

Figures of Euthanasia deaths rise by 67% in Nederlands. 7000 deaths in 2017 The number of people who have died by euthanasia in the Netherlands has risen by 67%.  "Cases are set to exceed 7000 this year, up from 4188 people in 2012 who met … Read more.

Functionally active artificial ovary produced in rats  Cancer therapy effects cause objective health problems, such as sexual changes, obesity and osteoporosis. The creation of artificial ovaries that could … Read more.