by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In India, a baby girl was born in mid-October 2018 following uterine transplant surgery performed on her mother in May 2017 (see India: two women given uterine transplants). A Caesarean section was performed full-term. The transplanted uterus was donated by the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
The Norwegian Supreme Court has ruled in favour of conscientious objection and freedom of conscience for doctors. It held that Dr Katarzyna Jachimowicz had acted within her rights by refusing to insert intrauterine devices in women on the grounds of moral objections....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In the Netherlands, people can now be identified as “gender neutral” on their passports as opposed to male or female. This is a European first[1], but the practice has already been authorised in Canada and Australia. The Dutch government is thus...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Aurélie, aged 36, was six months pregnant when she discovered she had breast cancer. But doctors reassured her: “Patients often think that they cannot be treated and continue their pregnancy at the same time”, explained Christine Rousset-Jablonski,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
David Humphries, aged 62, was on a family holiday in the Egyptian resort of Makadi, when he sought medical advice about chest pains on 13 September 2018. On 18 September, he returned to hospital after a fall and died during the night. An initial autopsy was performed...