by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
3D ultrasound scans are not that commonplace in Europe. The French Health Authorities, for instance, are afraid of the effects of the ultrasound on the foetus. However, there is no formal ban. This type of scan has existed for over a decade in French-speaking...
by Collectif | 28 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Last Friday, Florida Governor, Rick Scott, signed a draft bill aimed at significantly reducing public funding for abortion clinics, especially those run by the Family Planning Association. Florida is the twelfth state to respond to “commercial abortions” by...
by Collectif | 25 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
After North Dakota, Indiana is banning abortion on the grounds of genetic fœtal deformity such as Down syndrome. In fact, “on 24 March, State Governor, Mike Pence, signed a law on which the Indiana Parliament had voted, banning abortion on the grounds of race, skin...
by Collectif | 23 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
According to a report by the HFEA[1], the number of women freezing their eggs has tripled in five years. In 2014, 816 women used this technique in an attempt to preserve their fertility and have a child later in life. The HFEA has listed several reasons behind...
by Collectif | 23 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In Romania, both MAP (medically assisted procreation) and surrogacy are practised “outside any legal framework”. A draft bill, which has been in the pipeline for several years” could reach fruition in the coming months”. In this context the Law Commission and the...
by Collectif | 22 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The world’s media attention is currently focused on a legal battle underway in Thailand between homosexual partners and a surrogate mother. On finding out that the intended parents were homosexuals, Mrs. Kusolsang, the surrogate mother, changed her mind and did...