by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Prenatal diagnosis
According to the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, approximately 70% of Finnish women now opt for an abortion if their unborn child is diagnosed with Down syndrome compared to 50% a decade ago. These figures are increasing at an even faster pace...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The US “could stop subsidising postal services transporting medication from overseas for illegal abortion”. In fact, Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the US of a “little known UN agency that sets standards in relation to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A lesbian couple from Texas gave birth to a baby boy, Stetson, last June. The baby was carried alternately by both women. Following ovarian stimulation, eggs were harvested from 37-year-old Bliss. They were then fertilised by donor sperm in a laboratory. The...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
A coalition of women’s human rights organisations has petitioned the UN and world leaders calling for a ban on surrogacy (womb rental). The petition also exhorts governments to withdraw funding support to UN agencies that support surrogacy. More than 250...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
In the UK, a transgender man, who was born a woman, gave birth to a child but refuses to be registered as the mother on the birth certificate. He simply wants to be known as the child’s ” parent”. In fact, he explains that having taken the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 19 Nov, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
Currently in the UK, 90% of people whose unborn child is diagnosed with Down syndrome decide to abort. Furthermore, no-one believes that the introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) could lead to a further increase in the abortion rate. NIPT, which detects...