by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 26 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Arkansas, a Republican legislator has proposed a law prohibiting abortion after 18 weeks. The current law sets the limit at 20 weeks unless the mother’s life is in jeopardy. “We need to make a statement that life is precious…” said...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 26 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
During his lifetime he always denied the accusation, refusing to undergo DNA testing, claiming a right to privacy. But facts are facts. There is a “strong probability” that at least 47 people conceived through sperm donation in the 1980s at the Blijdorp...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 26 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Senate for the state of Kentucky has just passed a law by 31 votes to 6 banning abortion as soon as foetal heartbeats are detectable, i.e. around the sixth week of pregnancy. An 18-week-old pregnant woman, April Lanham, gave evidence of her baby’s heartbeat...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
Dieter Egli, a biologist at Columbia University in New York, is conducting experiments with CRISPR on human embryos to “one day” prevent the occurrence of hereditary diseases, specifically retinitis pigmentosa. His research seeks to establish whether...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
Following in the footsteps of Wales in 2015, Scotland and the United Kingdom are in the process of changing their organ donation schemes to a presumed consent system. The UK House of Lords approved the law on 31 January while in Scotland, the draft law under...