Strasbourg October 12,2023 Yesterday October 12th at the Plenary in Strasbourg, in a pivotal vote conducted at the European Parliament, the “Regulation concerning quality and safety standards for substances of human origin intended for human application” was passed with a significant majority of 483 votes in favor. On the surface, this vote appears to represent…
6th of August 2023 Antonio Pinheiro Torres, vice-president of the Federação Portuguesa pela Vida, a member of the One of Us Federation, meet yesterday with Pope Francis during the World Youth Day, together with six children that life at the Ajuda de Berço (Cradle Help) life centre and 19 other volunteers, association board members…
The “Heroes for Life” exhibition, showcased during the World Youth Day in Lisbon from August 1st to 4th, garnered immense success, captivating over 2000 young participants from across the globe. Curated by the One of Us Federation, this four-day pro-life exhibition was the sole event of its kind during World Youth Day, shining a spotlight…
The Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico (SCJN) approved on September 6 the decriminalization of abortion at the federal level after considering the proposal of the Information Group on Chosen Reproduction (GIRE). The SCJN announced it like this: “Thanks to a protection won by GIRE, all women and people with the capacity to become pregnant will…
Research summary Currently, there are three research teams working on the development of a synthetic human embryo model originated without sperm or egg: 1) that of Polish scientist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, who leads an international group of scientists from the University of Cambridge ( United Kingdom) and the California Institute of Technology (USA). This team published…
The World Medical Association (WMA) is largely an association with little impact among professionals, but its policies are important. They can be used as a reference point in bioethical debates in jurisdictions around the world. American bioethics journalist Wesley J. Smith has harshly attacked the WMA’s latest code of ethics as a betrayal of doctors’…
The Italian Constitutional Court has ruled that women will be able to use embryos conceived with their husband or partner, even if they do not have their consent or are divorced. In this way, the man will not be able to revoke his paternity after in vitro fertilization. Only the woman can decide about the…
One of the disconcerting features of bioethics debates is how quickly the public changes its mind on controversial issues. This is particularly evident in discussions about hereditary human genome editing (HGEH) and mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT). If one were to ask whether scientists should be allowed to tinker with the human genome, most people would…
The director of the Bioethics Committee of the Catholic University of Valencia dissects the ethical aspects of the creation of synthetic embryos from stem cells The creation of synthetic embryos from stem cells to investigate what the first 14 days after conception are like caused a stir two weeks ago in the field of bioethics.…
For the first time in Spain, a woman has given birth to a baby after undergoing a uterus transplant. Previously, in October 2020, Tamara Franco had undergone uterine surgery at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona in an operation that lasted 20 hours. The donor was her sister, since she suffers from Rokitansky syndrome, for which…
