by Collectif | 7 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Six draft bills have been proposed in Belgium. They all seek to review conditions for accessing abortion (see Belgium: first signs of reflection to relax abortion rules). The Justice Commission, which examined these conditions on Tuesday, has decided to postpone...
by Collectif | 7 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In the Charlie Gard case, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has upheld “the decision of the British Courts and declared the application inadmissible”. The Court stated that competent decisions had been taken by the domestic...
by Collectif | 7 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Ontario, Canada, a 77 year-old female with osteoarthritis [1] has been authorised to “receive medical assistance to end her life”. Diagnosed at the age of 43, she started intense treatment but, unable to tolerate any more suffering, she asked her doctor...
by Collectif | 7 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
This week, the California Public Health Department published its annual end-of-life report. “Assisted suicide” for terminally ill adults has been legally authorised since 9 June 2016 but the department must provide an annual report on the number of...
by Collectif | 7 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Thursday, 29 June, the British Government announced that, from now on, it was going to “finance abortions in England for women from Northern Ireland”. As legislation in Northern Ireland authorises abortion only in cases where the...