by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Florida, several measures aimed at significantly reducing the public funding of abortion clinics and especially Family Planning Clinics, came into effect on 1 July 2016. The law regulating these measures was approved by the Governor in March (see Florida cuts...
by Collectif | 30 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
After a 5-year judicial battle, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has just lost its trial against a 60-year-old woman, who wished to use the frozen oocytes of her daughter who died of cancer in 2011 Hoping to become a mother by IVF, the...
by Collectif | 30 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
A study published on Thursday in the Cell Stem Cell journal revealed that almost “570 clinics in the United States are offering stem cell treatments that have not been authorised by the US Federal Drug Agency, the FDA”, and that “these treatments can prove risky”....
by Collectif | 30 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Questioned about her condemnation of a Belgian residential home for “refusing euthanasia” (see Euthanasia imposed on health centres in Belgium and Canada), Carine Brochier from the European Institute of Bioethics had this to say, “the legal conditions were not met” in...
by Collectif | 30 Jun, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
After North Dakota, Indiana banned abortion because of a genetic deformity such as Down syndrome in March (see Indiana is the second US state to ban abortion in relation to Down syndrome). A few days later, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the...