by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
The United Kingdom Supreme Court has just ruled that medical personnel can remove feeding tubes from patients in a permanent vegetative or minimally conscious state, without requesting legal authorisation from the Court of Protection, provided that families and...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | All other themes
Last April, the Newfoundland Court in Canada recognised three legal parents—two fathers and one mother—of a child born naturally in 2017. This is the first known co-parenting case for a child conceived naturally. Although the mother’s identity has been...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
173 Irish and British MPs have jointly signed a letter calling for the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland. The letter was addressed to British Prime Minister Theresa May, and Leo Varadkar, her Irish counterpart. It calls for an “explicit...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)
The pharmaceutical group, Bayer, has announced the withdrawal of its contraceptive implants, Essure, from the market amidst accusations of significant side effects. These small permanent sterilisation implants in the form of coils were considered an alternative to...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | MAP – Surrogacy
In the United Kingdom, Judge Gwynneth Knowles has authorised a woman to arrange the extraction of her dying husband’s sperm to allow her to try to conceive after his death. Following her husband’s sudden and ultimately fatal head injury, the young...
by Henrianne DE PONTBRIAND | 5 Oct, 2018 | Bioethics press synthesis | End of life
Contrary to popular belief, only 9% of national health expenditure is spent on end-of-life care in the USA. Although 5% of Medicare patients die every year, the final treatments are definitely expensive but they are not administered long-term – hence low costs...