by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
At the same period exactly a year ago, Sophie Braggins was a surrogate mother pregnant with the baby of her best friend, Toni Street, who has an autoimmune disease called Churg-Strauss syndrome. Lachie, a little boy, is now almost 10 months old. When “I look at...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 11 Jun, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In May 2017, Dr Leandro Rodrígues Lasta – an obstetrician-gynaecologist and head of a gynaecology department – received a 19-year-old woman in consultation “who was suffering from severe pain after taking misoprostol”, the first of the two pills for a...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the U.S., Indiana becomes the first state to criminalize “fertility fraud” or assisted human reproduction scams. The law, signed on 6 May by the Governor of Indiana, will come into force on 1 July. It defines ‘fertility fraud’ as “the use by fertility...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The Alabama Senate voted Tuesday in favour of a bill that would make abortion a crime in Alabama. The only exceptions would be cases of non-viability of the foetus and/or when the health and life of the mother is at risk. Already adopted by lawmakers on 30...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
A study by the Journal of Palliative Medicine (JPM) reveals that 71% of adults in the United States are unaware of the existence of palliative care, while more and more palliative care centres are diversifying their services. The study found that seniors, university...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 28 May, 2019 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
Mexico has just legalized abortion if the mother’s health is at risk. The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) ruled Wednesday that women will now be able to receive a legal abortion if the pregnancy poses a risk to the mother’s health. Until now, the...