by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
After six years of sex reassignment therapy and 3 months of high-dose hormones, this transgender man was able to breast feed her partner’s baby for six weeks. “This case shows that, in some circumstances, transgender women can partake in modest but...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Scientists at Edinburgh University have found that the hormone DHEA plays a key role “at the start of pregnancy when a fertilised egg becomes attached to the lining of the uterus.” This discovery could open up new avenues for fertility treatments. ...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
American scientists have just announced that they have created sheep embryos containing human cells. These chimera embryos have a research focus because they are a potential source of human organs for transplantation. The aim is to offset the shortage of organ donors...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Following in the footsteps of Arthur Kermalvezen, a young man born through artificial insemination who found his biological father through a DNA test[1], 70 members of the PMAnonyme Association [2] have set things in motion. They have sent saliva samples to the United...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A “baby factory” was discovered in a Bangkok apartment in the summer of 2014. Common paternity was quickly established through DNA tests (see “Baby factory” in Thailand – doctor ready to give himself up to the police”). Wealthy...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 6 Mar, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Ireland is to hold a referendum this year to finalise abortion legislation. The Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution, which bestows equivalent rights on mother and child, could be repealed to authorise abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy. The process is in...