by Collectif | 3 Jul, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The New Zealand abortion rate is at its lowest for 25 years. In 2016, 12,823 abortions were carried out, i.e. 332 fewer than in the previous year. The figures confirm the trend recorded in recent years. For women in the 20 to 24 year-old age bracket, the 2003...
by Collectif | 27 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The first symposium focusing on the sociological aspects related to mitochondrial diseases and new reproductive technologies was held in London on 7 May 2017. This symposium allowed debates surrounding the legalisation of 3-parent IVF in 2015 to be reviewed...
by Collectif | 27 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In the United States, insurance companies in states where assisted suicide is now legal are refusing to cover vital treatment for some patients and are offering them “assistance to end their own lives” instead. Brian Callister, Associate...
by Collectif | 27 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In California, 4 years after the incident, a doctor is accused of killing a child to harvest his organs. An inquiry was launched on 12 June 2017. On 31 July 2013, young Cole Hartmann, who was autistic, was the victim of a domestic accident. He was taken as an...
by Collectif | 27 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The start-up company, Darwin Life, recently launched by American physician, John Zhang, offers three-parent IVF[1] (seeOne baby, 3 DNA, 3 transgressions) for women between 42 and 47 years of age, for the sum of $100,000. “Challenging”,...
by Collectif | 27 Jun, 2017 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
On revising its penal code, Angola wanted to re-examine abortion legislation. In a bill adopted after the first reading by MPs, women choosing to undergo an abortion were likely to face criminal proceedings and a prison sentence of up to ten years except when...