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REPORTS
Embrión humano y su madre, el diálogo entre ambos se amplía al área genómica

Human embryo and its mother. Their dialogue extends to the genomic area

A key issue in the Masters in Bioethics taught at our Catholic University is the "biological status of the human embryo", because demonstrating that the early human embryo (from the blastocyst phase) is a biological being of our species…

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NEWS
Global child mortality, steady progress has been announced but still persists immense difference in child life expectancies throughout the world

Global child mortality rate falls by 53% according to Unicef Report

A report by the World Health Organization and Unicef (BBC News, 9 September 2015) has stated that for the first time, steady progress has been noted in the fight to reduce world child mortality rates, mainly in developing countries... 

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"Cuidar, no matar" advierte que la legislación era "peligrosa" por contra "Dignidad al morir" argumenta que la nueva ley evitaría sufrimientos innecesarios

Assisted suicide: parliamentary debate and two contradictory outcomes

Below are translations of two news reports on assisted suicide published in Spanish newspapers: 1. On 11th September this year, British Parliament rejected by majority a bill to authorise assisted suicide in England and Wales... Read more.

IN BRIEF
AIDS cure: another patient is spontaneously healed witout any treatment.the same thing happened in 2013

AIDS cure: another patient is spontaneously healed

AIDS cure wituout any treatment! A topic of great clinical interest is the case of patients with HIV which is spontaneously cured, on which our Observatory has reported. Now, a 18-year-old French teenager who was infected with HIV … Read more.
Homosexual relationships are illegal in 38 out of 53 African countries, and punishable by death in four of them

Anti-homosexuality laws in Africa 

Gay relationships are illegal in 38 out of 53 African countries, and punishable by death in four of them. Anti-gay sexual activity views have risen in recent years. In February 2014, Uganda, where homosexuality was already illegal, the punishment became life imprisonment… Read more.
recommend transferring a single embryo to prevent the unquestionable risks

Twin pregnancies increase obstetric problems

It is recognised  multiple pregnancies increase the risk of obstetric and perinatal problems. In order to assess this risk, two groups of women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) were compared: one in which a single embryo was transferred, and another in which two were transferred... Read more.
Ovarian stimulation in IVF is a medical issue with extensive bioethical repercussions . Does it increase the risk of gynaecological cancers?

Ovarian stimulation in IVF. Does it increase the risk of gynaecological cancers?

The ovarian stimulation used in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a medical issue with extensive bioethical repercussions,  since it may increase the risk of gynaecological cancers. Now, however, a large study that included 178,396 women has confirmed … Read more.
Gene therapy has been proposed as one therapeutic option inthe search for suitable treatments for severe heart diseases

Gene therapy for severe heart disease. Trials suspended

Gene therapy has been proposed as one therapeutic option in the search for suitable treatments for severe heart diseases. However, the largest study using this type of therapy… Read more.
Transplant of ovarian tissue removed as a teenager. For the first time, a child has been born to a woman following transplant of her own ovarian tissue

Child born after transplant of ovarian tissue removed as a teenager

For the first time, a child has been born to a woman following transplant of her own ovarian tissue, removed when she was a young teenager. … Read more.
HIV positive treated with antiretroviralsPandemia del sida sus origenes y su expansión

¡Good news! HIV positive treated with antiretrovirals has increased

HIV positive treated with antiretrovirals has been increasing, particularly, where the infection is more extended. In 2012, there were around 35.3 million people living with HIV, 70.8% of them... Read more.
Overestimated embryonic stem cell treatments. A Eye diseases terapy is exceeding its true therapeutic value

Overestimated embryonic stem cell treatment. Eye diseases terapy

This year, an article was published in The Lancet that referred to the treatment of eye diseases such as age-associated macular degeneration and Stargardt disease... Read more.
Discapacidad en Estados Unidos, se proteje los derechos civiles de más de 50 millones de americanos

Disability in the United States. 25 aniversary of the law in favour of disabled people

 These people have the same opportunities as any other person to participate in public life The so-called Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was approved in 1990 and now commemorates its 25th anniversary… Read more.