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Widow defends assisted suicide trip

The former docker was the first UK citizen to take advantage of the more relaxed Swiss laws. Swiss law does not state that assisted suicide is legal but the practice is widely considered as a „humane act“. more

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pabaigos etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Widow defends assisted suicide trip yra išjungti

Genetic embryo screening: Questions grow along with number of procedures

In the United States — though not in Britain—families also can use genetic testing to ensure they have children of a particular sex. Still, doctors say, expanded embryo screening probably is not a slippery slope toward designer babies, not only … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Genetic embryo screening: Questions grow along with number of procedures yra išjungti

Public debate on hybrid embryos

The public will be asked whether scientists should be allowed to create hybrid human-animal embryos, regulators have announced. more

Paskelbta Biomedicininių tyrimų etika | Komentarai įrašui Public debate on hybrid embryos yra išjungti

Hybrid embryo work ‘under threat’

UK scientists planning to mix human and animal cells in order to research cures for degenerative diseases fear their work will be halted. more

Paskelbta Biomedicininių tyrimų etika | Komentarai įrašui Hybrid embryo work ‘under threat’ yra išjungti

Pregnancy test cuts risk to baby

I can foresee ethical problems if the test were to be made widely available – in some countries such as India and China there are significant imbalances in birth frequencies of boys and girls – probably due to selective termination … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Pregnancy test cuts risk to baby yra išjungti

HFEA approves embryo tests for hereditary cancer

The UK’s fertility treatment regulator has given the go-ahead for couples to test embryos to avoid passing on hereditary cancer. At its open meeting held on 10 May in Belfast, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) accepted a recommendation … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui HFEA approves embryo tests for hereditary cancer yra išjungti

First baby in Britain designed cancer-free

A woman is pregnant with Britain`s first designer baby selected to prevent an inherited cancer, The Times can reveal. more

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui First baby in Britain designed cancer-free yra išjungti

New row looms over embryo screening

Embryo screening should be extended to cover genes that may cause diseases but are not certain to do so, the regulatory body for fertility treatment has recommended. more

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui New row looms over embryo screening yra išjungti

Science Anxiety

Many recent scientific advances in medicine and the life sciences involving genetic engineering leave many people concerned. Our new and increasing power to control heredity is based on a growing knowledge of our own genetic makeup as well as that … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Science Anxiety yra išjungti

Embryo checks ‘should be widened’

Embryo testing should be extended to check for faulty genes not guaranteed to cause disease, a report by the UK fertility watchdog recommends. more

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Embryo checks ‘should be widened’ yra išjungti