by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 27 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
An online survey carried out by the ICGP[1] shows that a quarter of Irish doctors do not want to offer services linked to abortion and are reluctant to refer pregnant women to a colleague. Only 32% of the 3,500 GPs interviewed are currently ready and willing to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 27 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
For the first time since euthanasia was legalised in 2002, the public prosecutor has initiated “legal proceedings against a retirement home doctor for performing euthanasia on a 74-year-old female patient with dementia in 2016”. The woman was...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
According to the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, approximately 70% of Finnish women now opt for an abortion if their unborn child is diagnosed with Down syndrome compared to 50% a decade ago. These figures are increasing at an even faster pace...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The US “could stop subsidising postal services transporting medication from overseas for illegal abortion”. In fact, Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the US of a “little known UN agency that sets standards in relation to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A lesbian couple from Texas gave birth to a baby boy, Stetson, last June. The baby was carried alternately by both women. Following ovarian stimulation, eggs were harvested from 37-year-old Bliss. They were then fertilised by donor sperm in a laboratory. The...