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 Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A 5-year-old boy born to a lesbian couple, using the sperm of a friend, had known his biological father since birth. He saw him almost every week, as did his biological grandparents, who were invited to family events. The relationship deteriorated when the two...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
“Organs have been harvested from around forty individuals who have undergone euthanasia” in Belgium since 2005. These patients offered their organs spontaneously. According to Professor Jean-Bernard Otte, a liver transplant surgeon and member of the Ethics...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 13 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
During the Palliative Care Congress organised by the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, which took place in Rome from 28 February to 1 March, the Holy Father encouraged the use of palliative care through a letter signed by Cardinal Parolin. ...