nº 38 Contact us HERE November 2015 |
REPORTS |
Dignity of the human embryo from fecundation is recognised by the European Court of Human RightsOn 27 August, 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected by 16 to 1 the applicants desire to donate human embryos to be used in biomedical research. The applicant had undergone fertility… |
Gender ideology. Can it continue to be sustained scientifically?Gender ideology essentially holds that gender is constructed, not determined genetically at birth. However, there has not any medical evidence to sustain this stance; on the contrary, it seems that… |
NEWS |
The embryo germline . Is it ethically modifiable? "Absolute prohibition of such experiments" A group of clinical researchers have proposed modifying embryos using "therapies that may affect the embryo germline". These techniques could produce changes that could be transmitted to successive generations. This fact has given rise to major discussion… |
Could self-driving cars with no human intervention raise ethical difficulties?According to the New York Times (15 May 2015), Google are experimenting with a fleet of 100 electric self-driving cars that are designed to drive themselves with complete autonomy (now with 1 millon miles traveled). The user travels as a passenger… |
STIs. Sexually transmitted infections: alarming statistics among homosexualsA report from Public Health England for the year 2014, published on 23 June 2015, has revealed very alarming statistics on the prevalence of these infections among homosexuals… |
IN BRIEF |
Science and religion are complementary, said a great agnostic biologistThe opinion of the great American agnostic biologist Stephen Jay Gould on Science and Religion, which he shared abundantly in essays on multiple scientific topics. He explained it as follows: "Science tries to document the factual character of the natural world, and to develop theories that… Leer más. |
Anti retroviral treatments. Advantages of starting them as soon as possibleInitiating anti retroviral treatments as soon as an individual has been identified as HIV-positive is better than doing so at a later stage. In this respect, the risk of developing AIDS was reduced by 53% in a group of people who commenced anti-retroviral treatment early on. Moreover, this benefit is not just limited to the individual treated, but it also … |
Chemical abortions on increase in England and WalesIn 2014, chemical abortions or abortion pills (51%) exceeded surgical abortions in England and Wales, according to data from the English Department of Health. It represents a substantial increase in the use of the abortion pill, which in 2004… |
Teenage pregnancy among 10 and 14 year olds remains high in USATeenage pregnancy rates remain high in the United States, included pregnancies among adolescents aged between 10 and 14 years in 2013. Extensive studies show that pregnancies in teenagers have more risks that those in women aged 20 to 29 years old, particularly in regard to premature births, low birth weight, hypertension, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, anaemia and neonatal death (American … |
Underage marriage girls legalized in IraqUnderage marriage is legalized by the first time. The government of Baghdad has presented a bill on the family in their parliament is among other things legalizing the marriage of girls of any age… |
Homosexuals blood donation. Prohibited by the EU CourtThe European Court of Justice considers prohibiting homosexuals blood donation may be justified. During … |
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