by Marie-Anne Chéron | 19 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In India, a woman recently used semen from her son who died of cancer to have grandchildren. The mother used an egg donation and called on a surrogate mother to have the twins. In this case, her son – the donor – had frozen his sperm before the treatment and gave his...
by Marie-Anne Chéron | 19 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In its annual report on euthanasia in 2017, the Regional Euthanasia Surveillance Committee in the Netherlands reported 12 suspicious cases for the year 2017 (cf. Pays-Bas : l’euthanasie des personnes en fin de vie a augmenté de 8% en un an) (The Netherlands:...
by Marie-Anne Chéron | 19 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis
On March 7, the Supreme Court authorized a referendum on abortion. The aim is to amend the eighth amendment of the Constitution, which recognizes the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn child. Implicitly, this amendment, approved by referendum on 7...
by Marie-Anne Chéron | 19 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On March 7, the Supreme Court authorized a referendum on abortion. The aim is to amend the eighth amendment of the Constitution, which recognizes the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn child. Implicitly, this amendment, approved by referendum on 7...
by Marie-Anne Chéron | 23 Jan, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
During his New Year address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis warned against “subtle” attacks on the right to life and against “controversial beliefs surrounding human rights”. Seventy years after the...