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Genetically-Modified Babies: Chinese Scientist Convicted
In China, the scientist who produced genetically modified twin babies has been sentenced to three years in prison. In November 2018, the Chinese scientist He Jiankiu provoked shock and outrage around the world when he announced the birth of twin girls whose DNA he had...
Kick-Off for our 2020 Bioethics Conference: “What is the Meaning of Life?”
In 200 cities throughout France and abroad, 8000 persons took part simultaneously in these innovative bioethics video-conferences. The opening evening was dedicated to a reflection on where we stand in the world today, especially in regard to bioethics. The evening...
Surrogacy: Controversial Ruling at French Court of Appeals
On November 25, 2019, the Court of Appeals in Rennes, France recognized the filiation on French civil registration for four children born to surrogate women abroad. This decision is equivalent to authorizing surrogacy, even though it is prohibited by French law. This...
Bioethics: “Mass Grave” at Paris-Descartes University
Human bodies given to science have been stored without any dignity whatsoever in the Paris-Descartes University Center for Donations, for several years and some body parts have been illicitly sold. First reported on November 27 in the French newspaper, L’Express, the...
Surrogacy: France to Allow Civil Registration A for Children Born Abroad
On December 18, 2019 the Court of Cassation ruled that children born abroad from surrogacy or ART from third-party donors may now have their foreign birth certificates recorded on French civil registry. The courts’ rulings regarded two women who had ART performed with...
Powerful Tribute To Palliative Care
Former magistrate Michèle Bernard-Requin, who died of cancer on December 14, had been in palliative care in Paris at the Sainte Perrine Hospital. In an article published in Le Point, a few days before she died, she paid tribute to the palliative care staff, referring...
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