by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Mexico has just legalized abortion if the mother’s health is at risk. The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled Wednesday that women will now be able to receive a legal abortion if the pregnancy poses a risk to the mother’s health. Until now, the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In 2018, about 3.7 million babies were born in the United States, a 2% decrease from 2017, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This holds true for all ethnic groups. It is the greatest...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
“I inform you that the cessation of treatment and the continuous deep sedation evoked during the collegiate procedure will start in the week beginning 20 May,” Dr Sanchez, Vincent Lambert’s doctor, announced last Friday in a letter to the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
“A friend told me it was a good way to make easy money,” explained Chloé, a 23-year-old Belgian student who plans to use the €2,000 to buy a car or go on holiday. Sylvie has already received €8,000 for her four oocyte donations, which she used to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Reversing a 2017 court decision, the Italian Court of Appeal has ruled that the non-biological father of two children born to a surrogate mother abroad could not be designated as the children’s legal parent. In this case, a homosexual couple used an oocyte donor and a...