Recently in Northern Ireland, a qualitative study was conducted in an intensive care unit to investigate the causes of moral distress in physicians and its’ consequences on making decisions affecting end-of-life patients. As one of the first ethicists to study moral...
In Brussels, on 21 April 2021, the EU Commissioners presented draft regulations for artificial intelligence (AI). Following recent years of discussions, the Commission’s alleged goal is to "turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI);"...
On April 19, 2021, the Meaux Correctional Court convicted a 21-year-old Frenchman of violence and death threats against his girlfriend for attempting to force her to have an abortion; he received a sentence of 15 months, with 8 months of unconditional imprisonment....
Monkey embryos have recently been used in an experiment with human cells to create man-monkey chimeras. Scientists have been combining cells of different animal species since 1969, when the French biologist Nicole Le Douarin first created quail-chicken embryos,...
On April 15, the draft law to better protect minors from sexual crimes, offences and incest was unanimously adopted at second reading in the French National Assembly. This bill establishes an age of “non-consent” at 15, under which a child cannot be considered to have...
Providing counseling for couples: A groundbreaking study in France highlights that "Regardless of the couple’s legal status, the stability of their relationship has a positive impact on the well-being of individuals and a substantial effect on public finances." The...
