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About Bioethics Observatory - Institute of Life Sciences UCV

Our website includes “Special Reports” and news, based on the latest biomedical and biotechnological research findings from the world’s top medical and scientific journals. A multidisciplinary editor staff gives a medical and personalistic bioethical assessment. It is also a dynamic means of communication with our readers to reflect on these issues.

Loneliness before, during and after coronavirius. Is it an epidemic in our hiper developed countries? Medical and ethical approach

Before addressing the continuos increase of loneliness in Britain and [...]

By |2020-09-24T11:07:14+02:00September 23rd, 2020|Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, Coronavirus pandemic, Human Disability, Mental heath, NEWS, Suicide, Videos|0 Comments
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American official figures on fertility. The report shows that it has fallen to its lowest point in the last 40 years

Fertility rate dramatic drops year by year with a severe [...]

By |2020-09-24T10:47:14+02:00September 23rd, 2020|BIOETHICS NEWS, Demography, Fertility, NEWS, Videos|0 Comments
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IVF people claims for their right to know. DNA tests allow to know faher identity despite the law protect anonymity of gamete donor.

Thanks to DNA tests and the internet but mainly to [...]

By |2020-09-23T07:59:19+02:00September 22nd, 2020|Assisted reproduction and IVF, BIOETHICS NEWS, Genetics and Genomics, NEWS, Videos|0 Comments
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Ethical concerns in prenatal genetic tests (NIPT). Could they be used for discriminate before birth?

Non-invasive prenatal genetic testing NIPT is a method that uses [...]

By |2020-09-23T10:42:58+02:00September 20th, 2020|Designer Babies, Genetics and Genomics, Human Disability, Preimplantational genetic diagnosis, SPECIAL REPORTS|1 Comment
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The status of person of the human embryo from fecundation

"The ultimate postmodern injustice is the refusal to recognise certain [...]

By |2020-09-16T09:01:23+02:00September 14th, 2020|Bioethics, BIOETHICS NEWS, Human embryos, SPECIAL REPORTS|2 Comments
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The Poly-Parents revolution is coming. 3 or more parents’ babies are proposed as a common IVF practice

A recent article published in The New York Times (August [...]

By |2020-09-14T08:49:04+02:00September 12th, 2020|Assisted reproduction and IVF, BIOETHICS NEWS, Designer Babies, Ethics of Scientific Research, Genetics and Genomics, Marriage and Family, NEWS|0 Comments
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New artificial species. How could they affect biodiversity?

Our opinión regarding synthetic biology debate. An article published in [...]

By |2020-08-11T22:48:09+02:00August 5th, 2020|Artificial life, Bioethics, Ecology, Ethics of Scientific Research, NEWS, Synthetic Biology|0 Comments
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Palliative care shortage in Latin America is greater than developed countries

Palliative care is a patient right  Since its introduction in [...]

By |2020-07-31T11:36:40+02:00August 2nd, 2020|Assisted Suicide, Coma Patients, NEWS, Palliative Care|0 Comments
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The United States has the highest drug overdose mortality rates. COVID just makes it a bit worse

A recent article published in The New York Times (July [...]

By |2020-07-31T10:19:09+02:00July 28th, 2020|Bioethics, Drugs and Addictions, NEWS|0 Comments
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Male versus female brains controversy. Scientific evidence of their differences

Brains functioning differences define whether an individual is male or [...]

By |2020-07-23T13:03:19+02:00July 21st, 2020|BIOETHICS NEWS, Gender Ideology, Genetics and Genomics, SPECIAL REPORTS|0 Comments
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