by Collectif | 17 Aug, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In an opinion column published in the Irish Times, William Binchy, lawyer and former Law Professor at Trinity College, Dublin (1992-2012), has reacted to the pressure generated by the UN in order to get abortion legalised in Ireland (Gènéthique press review on July...
by Collectif | 17 Aug, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The scandal caused by the abandonment of Baby Gammy born to a surrogate mother following a business agreement between an Australian couple and a young Thai woman, has triggered a reaction from authorities in Thailand. They have launched an official enquiry in order to...
by Collectif | 11 Aug, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Recently, several state media sources in China have revealed the spin-offs of the surrogacy industry. These are mostly due to the lack of legislation surrounding this issue and the legacy of the One-Child Policy leading to gender selective abortions. The...
by Collectif | 10 Aug, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Ever since the adoption in 2002 of a law authorising surrogacy on its territory, in 15 years Greece has become the leading European country for medically assisted procreation (MAP) and surrogacy. This summer, it took one step further, namely dispensing with the need...
by Collectif | 10 Aug, 2014 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In April 2014, the Italian newspaper, La Stampa, reported on a case of inverted embryos during medically assisted procreation (MAP) (Gènéthique press review on April 14th, 2014). At the Sandro Pertini Hospital in Rome during prenatal genetic tests on twins...