Selecting embryos, deciding which genes to inherit and opening the door to the creation of DNA in the laboratory: today genetics allows us to choose much more than we imagined. We will not only talk about the therapeutic; Now we select, intervene and, in some cases, we can even manufacture new genetic combinations. In this talk we will consider how these advances force us to rethink what it means to choose, what risks we take and what ethical dilemmas arise when we select the future of humanity.
On November 19 at 6:30 p.m., Adrián Villalba, postdoctoral researcher in Reproductive Medicine at the Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias de la Fe (Valencia) will give a conference on the dilemmas of genetics, at the headquarters of Friends for UNESCO. This activity is part of the Spaces of Reflection cycle that we carry out together with this entity.
November 19 at 18:30h
Amics per a la UNESCO de Barcelona
Mallorca 207
Barcelona
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Our collaboration with the Second edition of Festival of Life at the End of Life, which will be held in Barcelona in October and November.
The festival program will feature various cultural outreach and awareness activities designed to destigmatize and challenge taboos surrounding discussions on death, grief, and the final stages of life.
Explore the full schedule of events and register for your spot here.
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Discover the jury's verdict and the winning projects of this edition
Research Grants:
- Joaquim Vives and Raquel Cabrera from Banc de Sang i Teixits for the project “Desinformació i males pràctiques en teràpia cel·lular avançada: reptes ètics per a la comunicació efectiva i adequada a pacients, professionals sanitaris i reguladors”.
- Team led by Sergio Ramos from Universitat de Barcelona for the project “Actitudes y barreras de los profesionales de la salud frente a la eutanasia en salud mental: diseño, validación y aplicación de un instrumento estructurado”.
- Team led by Cristina Solé from Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron for the project “Projecte BISC: Bioètica i Inclusió del Sexe Cromosòmic en l’Atenció Sanitària”.
- Team led by Nerea Molina from Universidad de Granada for the project “Embriones sin destino: conflictos éticos y decisiones sobre la donación reproductiva de embriones criopreservados “abandonados”.
- Gloria Ortega and Judith Solé from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona for the project “Coparentalidad contractual: implicaciones éticas y jurídicas”.
- Silvia Bofill from Universitat de Barcelona for the project “Estudi de l’impacte de la cura sobre la salut física, mental, emocional i econòmica de les mares de fills i filles amb discapacitat intel·lectual que fan criances perllongades”.
Secondary school prizes:
- First prize for "Prematuritat extrema: on són els límits ètics de la viabilitat?" by Blanca González from Institut Guillem de Berguedà de Berga.
- Second prize for "L'ètica de la vida: El CEA de la Vall d'Hebron" by Alba Fernández from Escola Pia Balmes de Barcelona.
- Third prize for "Ètica i investigació animal: L’especisme és inevitable?" by Daniela Gil from Institut Ramon Muntaner de Figueres.
Audiovisual Award:
- The project “Festina Lente” by Carlos Villafaina, produced by Astra Pictures.
A total of 42 scholarship applications, 161 audiovisual projects and 17 secondary school projects were received. The jury extends its gratitude to all those who submitted projects and warmly invites them to join future editions.
The award ceremony will be held on November 12 at Casa Convalescència, registration available here.
Have you thought about how you would like the care to be received in the event of suffering from an illness that prevents you from expressing yourself? Do you know how you can put this on record? In order to be sure that our wishes and wishes will be respected, we must leave them in writing. How to do it? How to fill out an Advance Directives Document?
We will put it into practice in several workshops that we have organized within the framework of the Life at the End of Life festival, aimed at breaking the taboo on talking about death and offering tools to inform, train and decide and how to face the last stretch of life.
These are practical sessions of 2 hours coordinated by the Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation, with professionals from the Right to Die With Dignity (DMD)
Sessions:
November 5, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Palau Macaya in Barcelona.
November 12, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Palau Macaya in Barcelona.
November 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the Experience Residence (Bonàrea Foundation) in Guissona.
December 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gothic Room of the Hospital de Sant Andreu in Manresa.
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