by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 8 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Although selective abortion is prohibited in China and India, in practice it is difficult to control and is frequently carried out. “If families can only have one child, they would prefer it to be a boy, who is more likely to work and financially support...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 8 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
On 21 January 2019, the Chinese authorities confirmed that, as announced by Chinese researcher He Jiankui, a second woman is pregnant with a “genetically modified baby”. According to the results of the investigation conducted by the Guangdong...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 8 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Ian Wood, an Australian from Melbourne, was contacted by a 34-year-old man claiming to be his biological son. First shock. Ian Wood did in fact donate sperm in 1984. According to information provided by VARTA, the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 8 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
This could prevent medically assisted pregnancy (MAP) for thousands of women with cancer, who are at risk of becoming infertile during treatment. Instead of freezing their eggs for in-vitro fertilisation, it is possible to surgically remove an ovary from the patient...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 8 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In the Netherlands, fifteen years after the decriminalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, “more than 25% of deaths in the country are induced”. This is the figure highlighted in the 2017 statistics. More than 6,500 cases of euthanasia have been...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 8 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In the US state of New York, pro-abortionists are increasingly afraid of a Supreme Court reversal on the hot topic of abortion[1], a reversal by the Supreme Court of the landmark decision Roe v. Wade[2]. A law has also just been passed to “secure” access...