by Collectif | 2 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Women on Web Association gives Irish women access to medical abortion which is illegal in their country.According to a study published in the “British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology”, over 5,600 women have already taken up this option...
by Collectif | 2 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis
In Japan, the “Pepper” robot has been on sale for approximately €10,000 since last year. Within fifteen months, over 3,000 companies and 7,000 individuals purchased a “Pepper” robot. The robot is currently sold in series, at the rate of several...
by Collectif | 2 Nov, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Quebec College of Physicians is “worried” by the way in which late abortions are carried out in the province. It has created a working party to assess the current situation in medical establishments. The decision was taken after a study was...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
In the United Kingdom, ninety per cent of children screened and found to have Down syndrome before birth are aborted[1]. Whereas the Government is getting ready to announce the use of NIPS [2] via the NHS[3], Sally Phillips is concerned because it will increase this...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The birth of the first “three-parent baby” disclosed last week, no doubt pre-empting the next scientific publication, is under discussion (see Birth of the first “three-parent baby”: a dangerous and irresponsible precedent ). Although some...
by Collectif | 14 Oct, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
“Women taking the pill are at greater risk of depression”, according to a Danish study published in the JAMA Psychiatry. Charlotte WesselSkovlund from the University of Copenhagen and her team have analysed the data of a million women between 15 and...