by Collectif | 17 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Quebec, 8,000 people under 40 years of age were born through sperm donation. On 18 May, the Quebec television channel, Canal Vie, broadcast a programme entitled “Nés de sperme inconnu” (Born from Unknown Sperm), which focuses on these children, who are now adults,...
by Collectif | 16 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In June, the US Supreme Court must make a decision on the case put forward by the religious non-profit-making authorisations opposing the Government about the payment of contraception guaranteed under Obamacare (see The American Supreme Court is divided on the...
by Collectif | 16 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Today, with a small majority, the Portuguese Parliament, which swung to the left in October, adopted a law authorising surrogacy “free of charge and in the following exceptional circumstances”, namely “in the absence of a uterus, in the case of a lesion or disease...
by Collectif | 12 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The NVK (Dutch Paediatric Association) published its position on euthanasia for children between 1 and 12 years of age. In the range of treatment available to young sick patients, the Association intends to include the possibility of euthanasia “regardless of age”,...
by Collectif | 12 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Embryo research and alternatives
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)[1] has unveiled its recommendations in the light of current day issues, especially concerning the genetic handling of human embryos. The authors hope to “ease” ethical tension in this way and “avoid the need for...
by Collectif | 11 May, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
56 million abortions are performed throughout the world every year. A study published in the British medical journal, The Lancet, claims that this figure has “decreased perceptibly in developed countries whilst remaining stable in developing countries”. ...