by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Addressing members of family associations on Saturday, 16 June, Pope Francis made a plea to families, urging them to welcome every child “even if at times they are sick”. He strongly condemned abortions carried out in the case of disability and denounced...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Increasing numbers of Chinese people are “ordering their IVF” in South-East Asian countries, especially Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. Although the cost is far higher than in China where IVF therapy costs 30,000 Yuan, i.e. €3,980, they avoid long waiting...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Amendments to the Embryo Protection Act were adopted yesterday in Malta. Each change was fiercely debated, opinions being divided between LP MPs[1], mostly in favour, and NP MPs[2], all of whom were against. Ultimately, the decision was passed by 34 votes to 27. The...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
“Organising the abandonment of a child for commercial reasons is a barbaric practice that is pushing humanity to the brink of oblivion”. As far as Catherine Dolto, doctor and haptotherapist, is concerned, “the commercialisation of childbirth does not...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Jul, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Australia, the Brisbane Supreme Court issued a decision on Wednesday granting one woman, Ayla Cresswell, the right to use her dead boyfriend’s sperm to have children. The young couple had been in a relationship for about three years. They were thinking about...