by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Au Royaume-Uni, la Law Commission, chargée de conseiller le gouvernement sur les réformes juridiques, vient de rédiger un projet de « Surrogacy pathway », ou solution de GPA. Les lois actuelles régissant la gestation pour autrui au Royaume-Uni datent des...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Governor of the State of Missouri, Mike Parson, signed a law on Friday reducing the period during which abortion is decriminalized to eight weeks. Exceptions are provided for “when there is a risk of death or irreversible physical injury to an important function...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
“Abortion is never the answer that women and families seek”. On the occasion of the International Congress ‘Yes to Life! Caring for the Precious Gift of Life in its Frailty’ organized at the Vatican on 25 May, Pope Francis reminded the 400 participants...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The Nantes Regional Court, the only court with the authority to register the birth certificates of children born abroad, validated on Thursday, 23 May, “the complete transcription of the birth certificate, including the names of the father and mother, of a young girl...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 17 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 20 May, Vincent Lambert’s parents issued a direct summons against Reims University Hospital and Dr Vincent Sanchez to appear before Reims Criminal Court for “failure to assist a person in danger”. The summons will be considered on 4 June at a...