by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 29 Apr, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The first baby born after a robotic uterine transplant was born in Sweden on Monday 8 April (see Robot-assisted uterine transplants: first pregnancy in Sweden). The baby boy was born at 36 weeks via a scheduled caesarean section; he measured 48 cm and weighed 2.9 kg....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 29 Apr, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Thursday, the Constitutional Court of South Korea in Seoul ordered the abortion ban, which it deems unconstitutional, to be lifted and called for new legislation to be adopted “by the end of next year”. The court has decided that the legislation banning...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 29 Apr, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Doctors in Athens and Barcelona announced last Tuesday the delivery of a “three-parent baby” as part of a research project on in vitro fertilization (IVF) with mitochondrial donation. The baby, weighing 2.9 kg, was born in Athens, to a 32-year-old Greek...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 29 Apr, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Chinese researchers have announced the delivery of eleven transgenic monkeys, five of which survived. These monkeys have copies of a human gene that supposedly plays a role in the development of human intelligence. Bing Su, the geneticist who conducted the research,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 29 Apr, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Bureau of Immigration has announced that two women hired to become surrogate mothers in China were arrested as they were about to leave the Philippines. In its statement, the Bureau of Immigration explained that these former oversees Filipino workers, Ria,...