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REPORTS
Dignity of the human embryo from fecundation is recognised by the European Court of Human Rights

Dignity of the human embryo from fecundation is recognised by the European Court of Human Rights

On 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…
Ideología de género no pudieron hacer que un niño aceptara una identidad femenina tenemos que reconocer la constitución biológica del individuo

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
Embryo germline. Is it ethically modifiable? At present, safety and efficacy issues arising from the use of this technology must be thoroughly investigated

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…
Self-driving cars with no human intervention can raise ethical difficulties.Users would have to know and accept the vehicle's code of ethics?

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 increase among homosexuals

STIs. Sexually transmitted infections: alarming statistics among homosexuals

A 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 biologist the first are has to non-overlapping magisteria

Science and religion are complementary, said a great agnostic biologist

The 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.
nitiating anti retroviral treatments as soon HIV-positive is detected is better also to reduce the risk of infect another individual

Anti retroviral treatments. Advantages of starting them as soon as possible

Initiating 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 substantial increase in the use of the abortion pill

Chemical abortions on increase in England and Wales

In 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 USA

Teenage pregnancy among 10 and 14 year olds remains high in USA

Teenage 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 Iraq including divorce at six years old

Underage marriage girls legalized in Iraq

Underage 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 European Court of Justice

Homosexuals blood donation. Prohibited by the EU Court

The European Court of Justice considers prohibiting homosexuals blood donation may be justified. During …

 
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