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Children conceived by gamete donation in France will have the chance to know their biological origin Oocyte freezing has doubled in Spain in the last decade Scientific knowledge and free will The European Parliament calls for the inclusion of abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union The molecule responsible for classifying memories as positive or negative in the brain is discovered New electronic book on bioethics for young people Euthanasia of people with quadriplegia: a new attack on human dignity A drug could ameliorate the cognitive deficits of people with Down syndrome The Dutch government intends to apply euthanasia to children under the age of 12 Has the US Supreme Court ignored science? Health care for people with intellectual disabilities When memory is lost, but not affection The male contraceptive pill is ready for human trials The WHO states that there are more than two sexes Synthetic embryoids. Could they be the solution to the shortage of organs for transplantation? HOMEPaco Robledo2021-05-30T11:08:57+02:00NEWS and VIEWS When memory is lost, but not affection Bioethics Observatory 21 September 2022 Recently, Jacinto Bátiz, director of the Institute for Better Care of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Santurce (Vizcaya) and head of the SEMG Bioethics Group, has published an article that alludes to the importance of the family-caregiver of those with Alzheimer's disease. Jacinto continue reading The WHO states that there are more than two sexes 14 September 2022 Oocyte freezing has doubled in Spain in the last decade 01 September 2022 The European Parliament calls for the inclusion of abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 29 August 2022 View MoreSPECIAL REPORTS Health care for people with intellectual disabilities Bioethics Observatory 26 September 2022 No matter how severe their disability is, people with intellectual disabilities have the same status as people who do not have intellectual disabilities and who need support to live a full life. Therefore, the recognition of the person with intellectual disability is an essential condition continue reading The male contraceptive pill is ready for human trials 15 September 2022 Synthetic embryoids. Could they be the solution to the shortage of organs for transplantation? 12 September 2022 Children conceived by gamete donation in France will have the chance to know their biological origin 05 September 2022 View MoreBRIEF NEWS New electronic book on bioethics for young people 26 July 2022 The Jérôme Lejeune Foundation and the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life have launched a free e-book “Keys to Bioethics”, which makes the contents The state of Oklahoma passes a bill banning abortion 13 April 2022 The Oklahoma House of Representatives has given its final approval to a bill that almost totally bans abortion, so those who carry out this procedure Is it ethical to give the result of a biopsy through an app? 30 March 2022 The development of new tools in medicine thanks to technology has also produced that their indiscriminate use can cause the relationship between doctor and patient First man to undergo a pig heart transplant dies 24 March 2022 David Bennett, the first man to have a pig heart transplanted two months ago, has died at the age of 57. The heart came from ABOUT USThe Catholic University of Valencia was founded on 8th of December 2003, the “youngest” of the Spanish Catholic universities. On 20th September 2006, the Institute of Life Sciences was constituted within the University itself, and within it, the Bioethics Observatory.The Observatory has a website in Spanish that was created on Decembre 2007 (see HERE), and we are now starting a new chapter with our website in English, given the importance of this language in the field of bioethical research.Our website includes “Special reports”, based on the latest biomedical and biotechnological research findings from the world’s top medical and scientific journals, such as the biological and anthropological status of the human embryo, matters regarding the end of life, especially euthanasia, assisted suicide and palliative care, and also some of the issues that are currently giving rise to major debates, including: assisted reproduction, surrogacy, use of contraceptives and the morning-after pill, transsexuality, genome editing, synthetic biology, production of human-animal chimeras for medical purposes and transhumanism.Special Reports includes extensive reference material on these topics, which is constantly updated as new information becomes available. 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