by Collectif | 7 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
They should be “right at the heart of discussions”, but they were not heard by the Comité Consultatif National d’éthique (CCNE) (French National Consultative Ethics Committee): the first generation of children conceived through anonymous gamete...
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Thursday, 22 June, the UN Council for Human Rights adopted “a resolution condemning abuse and discrimination against women”. Whilst supporting “the spirit” of the resolution, the United States refused to associate itself with the universal...
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 8 June 2017 in Canada, the Oregon Senate voted on Bill 494 and anticipated directives that indirectly authorise standard cessation of nutrition and hydration in sick patients and those suffering from dementia or psychological disorders. It has yet to be approved by...
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Four women have given birth to five children, including two sets of twins, following a controversial IVF (in-vitro) fertilisation procedure in a fertility clinic in Osaka. The information was publicised on 21 June. In this case, the experimental IVF procedure involved...
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
A couple are suing a Queensland hospital for medical negligence. According to them, staff did not do enough to give their premature twin sons a chance to fight for life. Dianne Radke was 22 weeks and 5 days pregnant when she experienced the first contractions....