by Collectif | 4 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
L’organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) souhaite que les personnes qui n’arrivent pas à trouver un « partenaire sexuel » puissent être considérées comme « handicapées ». L’OMS veut ainsi proposer un « droit à se reproduire », pour...
by Collectif | 4 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Abortion is very common in Russia – the first country to have legalised it in 1920. However, yesterday, in Moscow, over 1,000 people demonstrated for it to be banned. The demonstrators collected signatures for an anti-abortion petition, which was signed last...
by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In a press release, the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) has just announced that scientists at the Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan (Physiopathology Centre, Toulouse Purpan)(CNRS/Inserm/University of Toulouse III – Paul...
by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In California, Stephanie Packer, mother of four children and suffering from terminal phase scleroderma, explained that her insurance company initially agreed to pay for the chemotherapy recommended by her treating physicians. However, one week after assisted suicide...
by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Italy, a woman has died as she tried to deliver extremely premature twins. Following a difficult pregnancy, the twins were delivered at 19 weeks. According to the family lawyer, when the mother and one of the twins were in distress, the doctor in question...
by Collectif | 3 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the Netherlands, Health Minister Edith Schippers is working to tighten controls governing medically assisted procreation clinics. In fact, several plaintiffs have denounced the lack of control in terms of the number of sperm donations for each donor....