by Collectif | 8 Jan, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In 2014 and 2015 in Belgium, “62.8% of euthanasia cases involved individuals over 70 years of age”. The proportion of deaths by euthanasia has increased in retirement homes from 5% in 2002 to 12% in 2015. Christian Mutuality (CM)[1] warns against a...
by Collectif | 8 Jan, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Heily Delage, now five months old, “is a real-life miracle,” according to her parents. Eight months into the pregnancy, she was diagnosed with a “serious brain condition”. Following a medically recommended abortion, the baby was born...
by Collectif | 8 Jan, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
According to a study published by the organisation American Life League, 32 Planned Parenthood centres[1] closed their doors in 2017. Two clinics closed in Colorado, four in California, and three each in Arizona, Iowa, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The same...
by Collectif | 27 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Pre-implantation diagnostics have been carried out since the 1990s to detect chromosomal anomalies in embryos prior to implantation. Several techniques have been devised for this purpose. Polar body biopsies were initially carried out prior to fertilisation....
by Collectif | 27 Dec, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The idea that death is painful and that agony is poorly managed in palliative care is a rather widespread concept. However, according to three Australian scientists in an article published in The Conversation, this type of death “is extremely rare”....