by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 12 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
The number of Japanese babies born through IVF continues to soar with a record number of 54,110 births being registered in 2016, i.e. 3,109 more than the previous year, compared to 447,790 in-vitro fertilisations reported this year to date. Since the birth of...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Texas, a federal judge has quashed a law that would have required hospitals, abortion clinics and other establishments performing abortions to bury or incinerate foetal remains from abortions or miscarriages (seeTexas wants to introduce routine funerals following...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In Guatemala, abortion activists have backed down following pro-life street demonstrations. Barely two days after a huge demonstration on 2 September 2018 which brought together 20,000 people, the opposition withdrew from its draft bill the clause extending the...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Genome
According to Friday’s press release on the American site listing clinical trials, the first clinical trial using CRISPR-Cas 9 in humans has been launched at Ratisbonne Hospital in Germany. This experimental treatment, CTX001, was developed by CRISPR...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
In the Netherlands, some women are stating that: “I would never have chosen to have an abortion if the doctor had told me that other forms of assistance were available. I would have had a chance to keep my child”. In addition, leaders of the Staat...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
In 2016 and 2017, “98 Belgians withdrew their anticipated euthanasia declaration that they had submitted”. Belgium has authorised this type of declaration since 2008. 170,942 requests for euthanasia have been submitted to date. Of these,...