by Collectif | 13 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Following hormonal ovarian stimulation and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), the risk of embryo chromosomal anomalies sometimes exceeds 50%. Regardless of other medical reasons, some of these anomalies appear to be due to the type of treatment used to...
by Collectif | 13 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
It’s not only women who worry about their biological clock. A recent study [1] presented last Tuesday at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference in Geneva (Switzerland), revealed that the chances for couples to have a baby...
by Collectif | 13 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A study presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction conference in Geneva showed that children born through in-vitro fertilisation were more inclined to obesity. Among the 136 children born through IVF and examined in the Netherlands, nine year-olds of...
by Collectif | 13 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
According to the latest report of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) published on 4 July 2017, Spain is the leading European country in terms of MAP with 109,275 insemination cycles in 2014. Russia ranks in second position with...
by Collectif | 13 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Tayside, in Scotland, teenage pregnancies have fallen by 50%. 11.8 pregnancies were recorded per 1,000 young girls in 2007 compared to the current figure of 5.8 per 1,000. Prescriptions of the morning after pill are increasing at the same time. Of all the...
by Collectif | 13 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On 4 July 2017, the Welsh and Scottish Governments confirmed that they would offer free abortions to women from Northern Ireland. Their decision reflects the British Government’s announcement on 29 June 2017 to finance abortions for women from Northern Ireland....