by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Trump administration has just adopted a new strategy for distributing Title X funding[1]: organizations that promote natural methods are directly affected, putting Planned Parenthood at a disadvantage. Nearly 260 million dollars in funding is at stake. The...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Last Thursday, State Senators in Arizona voted in favour of giving frozen embryos to the parent who promises to use them to have a baby, even if the other parent objects. Divorce court judges will no longer be compelled to decide who should have the embryos....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The cause of infertility is not investigated in a MAP process – doctors simply suggest how to overcome it. In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is directly available during the consultation, possibly preceded by Intra-Uterine Insemination, as a matter of urgency. In many...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 1 March, 156 MPs[1], mainly from the majority party, published a forum in Le Monde, on the initiative of Jean-Louis Touraine, LRM MP and former member of the socialist party, calling for the immediate adoption of new end-of-life legislation. They believe that...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Scientists at Gothenburg University in Sweden have identified a structure similar to a cork-screw at the end of the sperm flagellum. In a study published in the Nature journal, scientists were able to observe 3D images of individual structures in human sperm...