by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the United States, the Senate of Indiana has approved a bill according to which doctors could be prosecuted for the fraudulent use of their own sperm to inseminate their patients. This bill must now be reviewed by the Indiana General Assembly. This...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
A Swiss nurse is under criminal investigation for homicide following suspicions of euthanasia of elderly patients. An employee of the Regional Hospital of Mendrisio, he allegedly administered “non-prescribed medications” according to the Public Prosecutor and Canton...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Saturday, after a month-long trial and three days of deliberations, 57-year-old Michel Cadotte, accused of suffocating his wife with Alzheimer’s disease, has been convicted of manslaughter by a jury of the Court of Montreal, Canada. The verdict “spares him from...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In the United States, the law bans the use of taxpayer funds to pay for abortions. The Trump administration on Friday issued a rule barring clinics that provide abortions or abortion referrals from participating in the $286 million federal family planning program. The...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Mar, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
“Although aiming to achieve painless, distress-free death, a study has shown that this is not always the case”. Professor Jaideep Pandit, an anaesthetist at Oxford University Hospitals, has published a study on the conditions under which euthanized...