by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
At the same period exactly a year ago, Sophie Braggins was a surrogate mother pregnant with the baby of her best friend, Toni Street, who has an autoimmune disease called Churg-Strauss syndrome. Lachie, a little boy, is now almost 10 months old. When “I look at...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In May 2017, Dr Leandro Rodrígues Lasta – an obstetrician-gynaecologist and head of a gynaecology department – received a 19-year-old woman in consultation “who was suffering from severe pain after taking misoprostol”, the first of the two pills for a...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the U.S., Indiana becomes the first state to criminalize “fertility fraud” or assisted human reproduction scams. The law, signed on 6 May by the Governor of Indiana, will come into force on 1 July. It defines ‘fertility fraud’ as “the use by fertility...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Alabama Senate voted Tuesday in favour of a bill that would make abortion a crime in Alabama. The only exceptions would be cases of non-viability of the foetus and/or when the health and life of the mother is at risk. Already adopted by lawmakers on 30...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
A study by the Journal of Palliative Medicine (JPM) reveals that 71% of adults in the United States are unaware of the existence of palliative care, while more and more palliative care centres are diversifying their services. The study found that seniors, university...