Bioethics

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Bioethics

Paid donation is legalized

A federal court has ruled that leukemia patients will be able to buy bone marrow stem cells needed for transplantation from a donor for $ 3,000.

05.07.2012
Bioethics

The right to suicide

The European Court of Human Rights will consider two new cases concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide, Koch v. Germany and Alda Gross v. Sweden.

27.06.2012
Bioethics

Every blood donor is a hero

For the World Blood Donor Day 2012 campaign, the theme "Every blood donor is a hero" was chosen, which is based on the idea that each of us can become a hero if we donate our blood.

14.06.2012
Bioethics

Organ transplantation: cut alive?

One of the leading transplant specialists in the USA believes that the current rules for determining the death of a donor prevent an increase in the number of transplant operations. He points out that, for example, kidneys can be extracted even before the donor's heart stops.

08.06.2012
Bioethics

Don't take your organs to the grave

The hospital insurance funds will inform their clients over the age of 16 about the problem of organ transplantation every two years and ask them to write a statement stating that in the event of their death they agree to donate their own organs to a person in need of transplantation.

31.05.2012
Bioethics

Unethical bioethics

Ten years ago, Diana Irving published an article "Bioethical Confusion". In a new article on the same topic, her doubts about the ethics of bioethics sound even more acute.

16.04.2012
Bioethics

Stem cells are unethical and non–catholic

The main reason for the cancellation of the congress was the participation of a large number of scientists working with embryonic stem cells. The Catholic Church considers such studies unethical.

27.03.2012
Bioethics

Chimpanzees – to freedom!

The US National Institutes of Health has stopped funding new research using chimpanzees. Animal advocates are trying to ensure that the chimpanzees that are still with scientists are moved to nature reserves.

16.12.2011
Bioethics

I bequeath my heart…

According to the draft law "On the basics of protecting the health of citizens in the Russian Federation", Russian citizens can issue a power of attorney from a notary for the desire to donate their entire body to science after death or give organs for transplantation.

08.11.2011
Bioethics

Legalize euthanasia?

Supporters of the unconditional legalization of euthanasia are about 49% of the French, another 45% consider such a measure possible if certain conditions are met. Moreover, representatives of older age groups support this measure more than young people.

31.08.2011
Bioethics

Rules for Dr. Moreau's heirs

The authors of the report "Animals containing human material" believe that the area of special attention should be attempts to give animals the traits that make up human essence.

25.07.2011
Bioethics

Give birth to healthy children!

According to the new law, couples can use preimplantation genetic diagnostics if, due to hereditary diseases of the parents, there is a high probability of the birth of a seriously ill or dead child, as well as a miscarriage.

08.07.2011
Bioethics

Have you signed up as an organ donor?

In accordance with the new rules, every citizen of Germany will be interviewed on a mandatory basis about whether he agrees to become a donor after death.

01.07.2011
Bioethics

Ban experiments on monkeys?

If the law "On saving monkeys in order to save money" is adopted, chimpanzees will stop infecting with hepatitis, but they will be deprived of pension allowances and released into the wild God knows where, and pharmaceutical companies will quietly experiment in Gabon.

20.06.2011
Bioethics

Ethics of synthetic biology

Discussing philosophical aspects, rather than trying to predict practical benefits and harms, will help society prepare for the inevitable changes that the further successes of synthetic biology are preparing for us.

03.06.2011
Bioethics

Posthumous children: allow cannot be banned

The problem of fertilization with the sperm of a deceased person exists all over the world. In countries where such manipulation is not prohibited by law, but is not allowed, lawsuits occur from time to time

26.05.2011
Bioethics

Surrogacy

Lawyer S.V.Lebedev answered the questions of readers of "Mednovosti" about the legal and ethical aspects of surrogacy.

06.04.2011