Bioethics at a glance Surrogate motherhood dilemma. It presents a multitude of medical, social and ethical problems

Bioethics at a glance Surrogate motherhood dilemma. It presents a multitude of medical, social and ethical problems

INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES

nº 76

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Surrogate motherhood ethical dilemma. Current practice Medical, social and ethical problems posed by commercial surrogacy in an example: Issues that can arise when foetal abnormalities are detected... Read more.

Recent findings about the human fertilization process During the fertilization process, a series of interactions take place between the sperm and the oocyte (egg), with the starting point of the process being the adhesion of the sperm to the membrane of the egg and the subsequent fusion of both cells, a process that involves molecular mechanisms… Read more.

NEWS

Alabama governor signs surgical and chemical abortion ban into law Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state's controversial near-total abortion ban. The new law is the most restrictive anti-abortion measure passed in the United States… Read more.

Why are contraceptives potential risk of depression and suicide little-recognized? The fact that oral contraceptives can have objective side effects, especially thrombotic problems, is well proven. Now, another relevant side effect has been added: depression and suicide…Read more.

Overview of worlwide suicide epidemic. Deaths from suicide rose6.7% worldwide Suicide has been recognized as a major public health problem by the World Health Organization (WHO). In a specific document on this issue published in 2013 (see HERE ), it proposed a plan to reduce suicides by 10% between 2012 and 2020 but… Read more.

Vincent Lambert case reignites the end of life debate We quote a New York Times article published on May 21 2019, "French medical professionals said that Mr Lambert’s condition had been stable for ten years and to decide in the place of people who cannot express themselves… Read more.

IN BRIEF

Promising new treatment of spinal cord injuries but bioethical problems should be resolved Spinal cord injuries present the greatest medical issues in regenrative medicine. Nevertheless, progress has been slow, although there seems to be a glimmer of hope. In fact, in … Read more.

Smallest newborn in the world - 22 cm. Seven months later he leaves the hospital in good health The smallest baby in the world to survive has been discharged from hospital after having reached 3238 grams in weight. The baby was born in a clinic in the Japanese city of Keio last August weighing 268 grams… Read more.

China breached international law. Organs harvested from political prisoners Obtaining organs for transplantation from political prisoners has been fundamental to maintain donor organ China's record… Read more.

Current treatment of transgender youth includes the suppression of puberty. Medical and ethical problems Has it direct consequences on the development of the minor? We extracted a topic from a peer-reviewed large Spanish study "Diagnosis of transsexuality in minors … Read more.

It there a right to die and to attend the death of others? In a recent article , Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, José Manuel Serrano asks the question of whether there is a right to die. The author concludes that “the right to die is… Read more.