REPORTS

The biological status of the early human embryo. When does human life begin?

“Those who argue that that embryo can be destroyed with impunity will have to prove that this newly created life is not human. And no-one, to the best of our knowledge, has yet been able to do so.” Introduction. In order to determine the nature of the human embryo, we need to know its biological… Read more.

NEWS

Reported intestine tissue production in Nature Medicine that they had grown a piece of gut nerves, muscles and all from a single line of human stem cells

Review of producing functional intestinal

When it comes to growing intestines, the first inch is the hardest -, especially in a Petri dish. Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have met that benchmark: they recently reported in Nature Medicine that they had grown a piece of gut… Read more.

Impressive figures of deaths and displacements due to the extended war in Africa and Syria Figures never seen since World War II

Figures of deaths and displacement, never seen since World War II

More than 10,000 people have died in internal conflicts in Southern Sudan, and in the Central African Republic, around 500,000 have been displaced … Read more.

Neonates Resuscitation. It should be carried out, even if that decision meant the poor neurological development of the neonate?

Neonates Resuscitation with serious medical disorders

A bioethics problem that often presents is knowing who should make the decision regarding resuscitation of neonates with serious medical disorders and whether this decision should correspond to physicians… Read more.

IN BRIEF

Planned Parenthood government subsidies are being abolished. Past january was barred federal funds that promote abortion around the world

The U. S. Government and his amend to abolish Planned Parenthood subsidies

American Government ceases to be the international sponsor of abortion and has presented an amend to the "Affordable Care Act"

A "Human Reproduction" study shows that IVF embryos chromosomal abnormality is very higher than in natural reproduction An aggregate risk of this practice

Study shows, for the first time, that chromosomal abnormalities are strongly associated with assisted reproduction techniques

The presence of chromosomal abnormalities in embryos is very high following hormonal ovarian stimulation and in vitro fertilisation (IVF), occasionally exceeding 50%. Regardless of other medical reasons…

The most permissive assisted suicide country is Switzerland

Assisted suicide is legal in Switzerland, and moreover, is accessible without having to provide any reason. There are no rules that require the participation of a doctor…

Transsexual Charlotte Goiar, against gender ideology

Transsexual person against gender ideology: "It is not normal" for the LGTBI lobby to impose gender ideology in the classroom, because it goes against the freedom … Read more.

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