by Collectif | 13 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On 1 November, the Ohio House of Representatives approved a draft bill banning abortions based on prenatal screening for Down syndrome. The document aims to introduce sanctions against doctors who perform abortions under these circumstances. It has yet to be approved...
by Collectif | 13 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
Last week, Frank Stephens, actor, Special Olympics[1]athlete and promotor, presented his life experiences to the United States Congress : “I am a man with Down Syndrome and my life is worth living “. Rather than “proceeding with...
by Collectif | 13 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Since the legalisation of assisted suicide in Canada, in June 2016, paediatricians are being increasingly questioned about assisted suicide, by minors and parents alike. A survey carried out at that time already showed that paediatricians were in favour of extending...
by Collectif | 13 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The World Medical Association (WMA) and its national member medical associations including the Australian Medical Association, have strongly reiterated their long-standing opposition to physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia on the basis that they constitute the...
by Collectif | 13 Nov, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In the United Kingdom, a judgement has just been passed on a 72 year-old “paralysed” woman whose care has been the subject of a family feud. The guardianship judge in Preston believes that the treatments “keeping this patient...