Bioethical Issues

What is Prenatal Testing? In its most basic form prenatal diagnosis has long been a part of pregnancy care. However, in the sense in which the term is commonly employed today, prenatal testing refers more»

Xenotransplantation involves transplanting living cells, tissues or organs from one species into another. The implantation of living animal cells, tissues or organs into the human body is a type of more»

Surrogacy involves a woman (the surrogate mother) carrying a child for someone else, usually an infertile couple or sometimes a gay couple. Before she becomes pregnant the surrogate mother agrees to more»

All living things are made up of cells of various types. The human body contains trillions of cells. A collection of similar cells specialised for a particular purpose is called a tissue. For more»

Some Facts about AIDS - Global Statistics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognised in 1981. UNAIDS figures released in more»

In June 2000 it was announced that a "rough copy" of the complete DNA code of every human gene had been completed. Given that many diseases have a genetic basis, this information has great more»

Genetic engineering and genetic modification are terms used for genetic techniques which can be used to � transfer genes from more»

From the Catechism of the Catholic ChurchCatholic teaching labels euthanasia as 'murder' while making a clear distinction between euthanasia and refusing 'overzealous' or 'extraordinary' medical more»

The rapid progress in medicine and its associated technology has benefited many people at all stages of life. Where medical technology and processes assist a person who is ill to return to an more»

Around the world there are currently many thousands of embryos existing in a frozen state. While a number of these are stored because couples are still involved in fertility treatment, many will more»

In the minds of many people the word cloning generally conjures up pictures of identical human beings, created without using normal reproductive processes. However cloning is more complex than this more»

Decision making in the field of bioethics has become increasingly complex. Faced with such complexity, it is generally accepted that many issues are far too important to be left to individual more»