Autoriaus, vardu Margarita Poškutė, archyvas:

Germany is first European country to recognise third sex on birth certificates

Germany is to become the first nation in Europe to legally recognise intersex babies, allowing parents to leave the male and female designation of sex on birth certificates blank for babies whose sex is not clear. more

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Germany is first European country to recognise third sex on birth certificates yra išjungti

Airija balsavo už apribotą teisę į abortus

Airijos parlamentas penktadienį pirmą kartą balsavo už tai, kad tam tikrais atvejais būtų leista atlikti abortus, – po ne vieną mėnesį trukusių įnirtingų debatų šioje katalikiškoje šalyje, kurių metu būta net krauju rašytų laiškų premjerui. daugiau

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Airija balsavo už apribotą teisę į abortus yra išjungti

Ethicists Find UK Ban On Embryo Sex Selection ‘Unjustifiable’

As Europe’s leading fertility specialists gather at a conference in London this weekend, a major new publication from leading medical ethicists finds no justification to support the UK’s legal ban on sex selection before pregnancy for ‘social’ reasons. more

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Ethicists Find UK Ban On Embryo Sex Selection ‘Unjustifiable’ yra išjungti

Doctors call for global consensus on diagnosis of death

There needs to be international agreement on when and how death is diagnosed, two leading doctors suggest. At a European meeting of anaesthetists they said improvements in technology mean the line between life and death is less clear. They called for precise … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Neklasifikuota | Komentarai įrašui Doctors call for global consensus on diagnosis of death yra išjungti

Reconsidering the Declaration of Helsinki

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Helsinki. Consequently, the World Medical Association (WMA) is developing its eighth version of the Declaration. This anniversary presents an excellent opportunity to reconsider the problems of the Declaration and … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Biomedicininių tyrimų etika | Komentarai įrašui Reconsidering the Declaration of Helsinki yra išjungti

Donor conceived children shouldn’t have right to be told of their origins, says Nuffield Council

Children conceived from donated sperm or eggs should not have an automatic right to be told about their conception, recommends a report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. It should be up to the child’s legal parents to decide whether … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Donor conceived children shouldn’t have right to be told of their origins, says Nuffield Council yra išjungti

Scientists make ‘laboratory-grown’ kidney

A kidney „grown“ in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine, US scientists say. Similar techniques to make simple body parts have already been used in patients, but the kidney is one of the … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Organų ir audinių transplantavimas/Donorystė | Komentarai įrašui Scientists make ‘laboratory-grown’ kidney yra išjungti

Baby with three mums: Katy couldn’t have children so her sister provided an egg… and her sister-in-law acted as the surrogate

Katy and David Slade always knew they wanted a baby of their own. But with Katy unable to have children because of a rare genetic condition, they realised they might need some help to make their dream of a family … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui Baby with three mums: Katy couldn’t have children so her sister provided an egg… and her sister-in-law acted as the surrogate yra išjungti

More and more ‘pro-life’ Americans support abortion rights

At a glance, the upcoming 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade strikes some abortion-rights advocates as an occasion for tears. New findings from the Guttmacher Institute show that 2012 ranked second only to 2011 in the number of new state … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui More and more ‘pro-life’ Americans support abortion rights yra išjungti

To Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, May Do Patients Harm: The Problem of the Nocebo Effect for Informed Consent

The principle of informed consent obligates physicians to explain possible side effects when prescribing medications. This disclosure may itself induce adverse effects through expectancy mechanisms known as nocebo effects, contradicting the principle of nonmaleficence. more

Paskelbta Medikų ir pacientų santykiai | Komentarai įrašui To Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, May Do Patients Harm: The Problem of the Nocebo Effect for Informed Consent yra išjungti