by Collectif | 3 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Pro-abortion groups and members of the UN are calling on humanitarian associations to “provide abortions for rape victims in conflict situations”. This recent plea from the United Nations confirms that abortion is a humanitarian right [1]. For Susan Yoshihara, from...
by Collectif | 3 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
“Doctors and all health workers must never abandon a blending of science, technical expertise and humanity”. His comments came in an address to participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The Pontiff received them as they...
by Collectif | 2 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In 2006, Elisa Anna Gomez, an American woman, was living in the State of Minnesota. Yesterday, she testified before the Italian Senate. Already mother to two grown-up children, “she offered” to be a surrogate mother on an Internet forum. After meeting several...
by Collectif | 1 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | Conscientious objection
The Interamerican Court of Human Rights could soon pass judgment on the obligation for South American doctors to act against their conscience, at least in the case of abortion. In a document presented to the Court, the Center for Reproductive Rights...
by Collectif | 1 Mar, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The Exit Suisse alémanique association has published its figures for 2015. Assisted suicide requests “have soared”: 782 “cases” in 2015, i.e. “30% more than in 2014”. Exit Suisse romande should publish its figures in April, but “a similar trend”...
by Collectif | 29 Feb, 2016 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The international baby trade is in the throes of slowing down because countries that have promoted this practice to date are now restricting access to this service or banning it altogether. This is due to ethical considerations which oblige the countries concerned to...