by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
“Women taking the pill are at greater risk of depression”, according to a Danish study published in the JAMA Psychiatry. Charlotte WesselSkovlund from the University of Copenhagen and her team have analysed the data of a million women between 15 and...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The WHO denounced the “consequences of ‘racism against the elderly’”, on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October. According to the WHO, out of more than 83,000 people across 57 countries, 60% estimate that elderly people are not...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Rotterdam Municipal Council has submitted a draft bill aimed at making contraception mandatory “for mothers deemed to be incompetent”. The reasoning behind the bill is as follows: “To grow up in a safe and healthy environment is more of a basic right...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Quebec, two judgements made a few days apart this summer are pressing the Government to adopt a “clear” stance on surrogacy. The Quebec Civil Code stipulates that, “Any agreement via which a woman undertakes to bear a child for another person is...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Transhumanism
“Our results suggest that human life could have a natural time limit” according to American scientists in a study published by Nature. They studied the “super-centenarians” in four countries (France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States), and...