by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
A couple are suing a Queensland hospital for medical negligence. According to them, staff did not do enough to give their premature twin sons a chance to fight for life. Dianne Radke was 22 weeks and 5 days pregnant when she experienced the first contractions....
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Abortion can have consequences for men as well as women. The impact of abortion on men is often overlooked because, legally, a man does not have the right to interfere in his partner’s decision and his opinion is seldom requested. Charlie Conner, who...
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Ireland, MPs and senators on the committee responsible for proposing changes to the abortion ban will meet for the first time today whereas Health Minister, Simon Harris, has announced that the country should “prepare” itself for a referendum next year....
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
The Federal Council has confirmed a review of medically assisted procreation (MAP) legislation adopted in Switzerland on 5 June 2016 (see Pre-implantation diagnosis authorised in Switzerland). Pre-implantation diagnosis will come into force on 1 September...
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the Netherlands, the Dutch Health Minister is allowing children born through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in a clinic accused of dubious practices, to have access to their records. Sperm bank director, Jan Karbaat, who died in April 2017, is accused of giving his...
by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
In New Hampshire, in the United States, increasing numbers of transplantation organs are harvested from individuals who have died from an overdose. According to the New England donor service, in 2016, 92 of organ donors died from an overdose. In 5 years, the...