The Proposed End of Life Choices (Scotland) Bill. An Interview with Margo MacDonald, MSP

by Francesco Sani 21st April 2010 F. S.: The first question I want to ask you is with regard to your bill [on End of Life Choices]: there have been a few precedents to the bill, and the last one was last year with Lord Falconer; in view of that, and of Lord Joffe’s attempts

The open source biology movement

Q. The first one is, if you could just describe for us, by and large, the open source biology movement. Well, first I don’t choose to call it that. Biology is a field of study whereas open source is a mode of innovation. And they’re very different. So we describe it as biological open source

Freedom of research in United Kingdom

United Kingdom was surveyed by the Library of the European Parliament – DG Presidency. Last update: December 2008. Any peer review of data is welcome (see attachment)

Charles Sabine: “A layman’s perspective�?

First of all, there is something I must make clear. That is, I am most certainly not a scientist. So forgive me, if my views and theories are not backed up by data. That is the happy prerogative of the lay social commentator – or, dare I say, politician – to be able to cherry

Drugs: the Radicals participate in the Vienna Declaration, requesting that Ban Ki Moon supports the decriminalisation

03/08/2010 Joint declaration by the Nonviolent Radical Party transnational and transparty, Luca Coscioni Association and the International Anti-prohibitionist League For decades, staff working with HIV-positive patients or patients with drug addiction have collected scientific evidence bearing witness to the failings of prohibitionist policies; however, reading this data from an ideological standpoint one could easily ignore

Freedom of research in Québec (Canada)

Québec (Canada) was surveyed by the students of Bryant University, RI, USA. Last update: March 2009. Any peer review of data is welcome. A special thanks to Sidney Altman, Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Professor of Chemistry; Member of Yale faculty since 1971 Monitoring freedom of research and cure in QUEBEC (CANADA)

IVF in Poland. World Congress helps the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning facing Church’s prohibitionism

Last June 30 the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning held a press conference to challenge Church’s prohibitionism on IVF. An open letter by Luca Coscioni Association and the Nonviolent Radical Party was read on that occasion. According to Luca Coscioni Association the right to health has no national barriers, since it is a

Freedom of research in Italy – Request of support

In concert with professor Elena Cattaneo, Elisabetta Cerbai and Silvia Garagna, Luca Coscioni Association launched an appeal to raise funds aimed at covering part of the legal expenses of the three Italian scientists appealing against the Italian government’s decision to arbitrarily exclude human embryonic stem cells from an 8-million euro fund for stem-cell biology (read

Maternal health should be a priority at the G8 Summit in Canada

Luca Coscioni Association endorsed an open letter by the National Abortion Federation addressed to the Prime Minister of Canada after members of his cabinet had publicly stated that the government’s maternal health strategy will not address unsafe abortions in developing countries or support access to family planning and contraceptives. “It is imperative that the work

REVIEWED! Freedom of research and cure in NEW ZEALAND – Country report and synoptic table

New Zealand was surveyed by the students of Bryant University, RI, USA. Last update: March 2009. Any peer review of data is welcome. A special thanks to D Gareth Jones, Professor at the Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology of University of Otago for his review of data concerning ART Monitoring freedom of research and