by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 21 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
In 2017, 655 babies with Down syndrome were aborted in the United Kingdom, i.e. 218 more than in 2007. This represents a 50% increase over ten years, mainly due to the use of NIPT. NIPT is a test considered 99% reliable and requires only a simple blood test from the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 21 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
After her divorce in May 2010, a woman was implanted with a thawed embryo in October 2010 after forging her ex-husband’s signature. Despite the conditions under which this little girl, now seven years old, was conceived, the father chose to take care of her...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 21 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In England, according to the first national survey conducted by the HFEA[1], 62% of patients who have used medically assisted reproduction paid more than expected for their treatment. 60% of cycles are privately funded, and 74% of patients in the last two years have...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 21 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In the US, sterilisation is now the most common “contraceptive” method, even more so than the pill, as revealed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between 2015 and 2017, almost 2/3 of women of childbearing age used...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 21 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In Switzerland, assisted dying requests have increased significantly in recent years: ” 86 cases recorded in 2000, 724 in 2014, 965 in 2015″, explains Dr Jacques Aubert, who works in a retirement home. Why is this happening? Jacques Aubert...