by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
On 20 December 2018, Spanish Congress MPs adopted the final text of the Muerte Digna law on “death with dignity”. While the law officially aims to harmonise palliative care between the different Spanish regions, for Marta Sorlí, a member of the Compromís...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In 2018, 41.9 million abortions were performed worldwide, “i.e. more than the number of deaths globally recorded for the ten main causes of death”,according to the statistics website Worldometers[1], which states that the figures do not include...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The American College of Physicians (ACP) yesterday published an updated edition of its ethics manual, the seventh version since 1984. The purpose of this manual is to “facilitate the process of making ethical decisions in clinical practice, teaching, and...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Over the past three years, US democrats have fought to expand access to abortion and have created a national information platform on the subject. The American media claim that most young people under the age of 34 in fact advocate this policy. However, a new...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Cryos, a Danish sperm bank, now gives clients the chance to select their sperm donor from a photo gallery “in order to get the most beautiful babies”. This option costs an extra €250, but it seems that clients are more than willing to pay. “The adult...