by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 2 Aug, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On Monday evening, US President, Donald Trump, named Brett Kavanaugh as a nominee for Supreme Court Justice. In his televised address, President Trump stated that he had not chosen the candidates based on “their personal opinions but on their ability to put...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 1 Aug, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The National Assembly has rejected changes from the opposition calling for the inclusion of rights to abortion and contraception in the French Constitution (see French Senate debate on including a “right to abortion” in the Constitution: storm in...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 1 Aug, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
The company Carmat recently performed an artificial heart implant for its tenth patient (see: Carmat prepares to market its artificial heart). According to a company press release, none of the study patients died during surgery or in the days following the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 1 Aug, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
Sentenced in 2016 for refusing to sell an intrauterine device because of the product’s potential abortive effects, pharmacist Bruno Pichon has just submitted a request to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) “to respect freedom of conscience”....
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 1 Aug, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
With the end of free IVF programmes in Quebec from 2015 onwards[1], demand has fallen by 60% in three years. In 2014-2015, the global cost of IVF amounted to $74 million—a budget deemed excessive by Health Minister Gaétan Barrette. Furthermore, IVF costs...