by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
“Norway needs more children! I don’t think I need to spell it out for you”, said the Norwegian Prime Minister on 17 January 2019. In 2017, the fertility rate reached a landmark figure of “between 1.49 and 1.71 children per woman” despite...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 4 Feb, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In an article published today, the European Centre for Law and Justice discusses comments made by Mahmoud Fathalla, an Egyptian, and one of the experts on the United Nations Human Rights Committee. This 18-strong Committee is responsible for “ensuring compliance...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In Arizona, in the United States, a woman who has been in a vegetative state for a decade has just given birth to a child. No-one had even noticed that she was pregnant. A sexual assault investigation has been launched by Phoenix police who are expected to take DNA...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Organ donation
On Monday, 7 January, the United Nations published a report in which it deplores the fact that human trafficking continues to be a largely unpunished crime, referring in particular to organ trafficking, forced labour and sexual exploitation. It calls for increased...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A corrective order has come into force in the United Kingdom, allowing single people to legally become the parents of their children conceived through surrogacy. Under British law, a woman who gives birth to a child is automatically the child’s legal parent,...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 Jan, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
Chinese researcher He Jiankui, who claims to have delivered the first genetically modified babies, has been living under house arrest on a Shenzhen university campus since his announcement at the end of November. There are doubts surrounding his surveillance. Is he...