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November 2006

Council of Europe: Bioethics News
Hungary ratified on 30 November 2006 :
- the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin (ETS No. 186). Entry into force: 1st March 2007.
- the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning Biomedical research (CETS No. 195).
Spain signed on 27 November 2006 the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin (ETS No. 186).

CCNE: pour une forme de commercialisation des cellules souches humaines (20.11.2006)
Saisi par le Pr Laurent Degos, spécialiste d'hématologie à l'hôpital Saint Louis (Paris) et président de la Haute autorité de la santé, le Comité consultatif national d'éthique (CCNE) a donné son avis sur la commercialisation des cellules souches humaines.

L'euthanasie en Belgique (20.11.2006)
L'euthanasie a été légalisée en Belgique il y a 4 ans...

Critics Condemn '23-Week' Premature Baby Ban (16.11.2006)
The medical world was divided yesterday over a British report calling for extremely premature babies born before 23 weeks gestation to be denied intensive care and allowed to die.

Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Independent ethics body proposes week-by-week guidelines on treating premature babies (15.11.2006)
Released: Wed, 15 November 2006 - Inquiry: Critical care decisions in fetal and neonatal medicine: ethical issues

German Research Foundation calls for revision of stem cell legislation (14.11.2006)
The German Research Foundation (DFG), the central public funding organisation for academic research in Germany, is calling for the revision of the country's 2002 Stem Cell Act.

Poor Pakistanis Donate Kidneys for Money (13.11.2006)
JANDALA, Pakistan -- Nassem Kausar has done it. So, she says, have her sister, six brothers, five sisters-in-law and two nephews. Each has sold a kidney to a trade that has led Pakistan's media to dub the country a "kidney bazaar."

Nuffield Council Press Release: Ethical questions over police use of DNA (1.11.2006)
A consultation launched today by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics questions whether current laws allowing police to take, store and analyse the DNA of suspects, witnesses and victims should be revised. The Council's study coincides with the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, advocating no restrictions on the number of DNA profiles held on the National DNA Database.
Released: Wed, 1 November 2006 - Inquiry: The forensic use of bioinformation: ethical issues