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![Council of Europe: Citizens rally against neonatal infanticides](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/39_conseil_de_leurope-1-1024x675.jpg)
Council of Europe: Citizens rally against neonatal infanticides
Yesterday, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) presented a petition to the Head of the Cabinet of the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. The petition has been signed by almost 200,000 European citizens in an attempt to attract the...
![Boston launches a genome sequencing project for new-born infants](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/28_nourisson_0-1.jpg)
Boston launches a genome sequencing project for new-born infants
The BabySeq project will be launched in April in Boston (United States). This will be a "pioneering study of personalised genetics" aimed at highlighting the relevance of early, complete sequencing in new-born infants. What is the purpose of this? To...
![EllaOne® available without a prescription: a non-restrictive European decision for States](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20_contraception_0.jpg)
EllaOne® available without a prescription: a non-restrictive European decision for States
EllaOne® (ulipristal acetate) has been marketed in France since May 2009 by the HRA Pharma[1] laboratory. It is indicated in “emergency contraception within 120 hours (5 days) following unprotected sexual intercourse or if a contraceptive method fails”. ...
![Spain: adoption of a new draft bill to restrict minors’ rights to abortion](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/69_espagne_3.jpg)
Spain: adoption of a new draft bill to restrict minors’ rights to abortion
The new bill, which amends the law passed by the Zapatero government with respect to abortion, was adopted on Tuesday by the Spanish Parliament. This new bill follows on from that of Spanish Justice Minister, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, abandoned in September and aimed at...
![NIPS (Non-invasive Prenatal Screening) to replace “standard screening” for Down syndrome?](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/05_dpn_10.jpg)
NIPS (Non-invasive Prenatal Screening) to replace “standard screening” for Down syndrome?
In early April, a study on NIPS was published in The New England Journal of Medicine[1] (cf. Gènéthique du 7 avril 2015). These results were mostly welcomed by the media. However, the information conveyed confused “screening” with “diagnosis”. This confusion has...
![Oklahoma, in turn, bans abortion after 12 weeks](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/04_ivg_img_17.jpg)
Oklahoma, in turn, bans abortion after 12 weeks
Yesterday, in the United States, Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma, signed the Dismemberment Abortion Actapproved by chambers on 8 April. This law prohibits abortion after the first semester. Legislation considers that the dilatation-extraction methods...
![Abortion: Oklahoma following in the steps of Kansas](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/09bis_grossesse_20-1080x675.jpg)
Abortion: Oklahoma following in the steps of Kansas
The day after the State of Kansas prohibited second trimester abortions, for the first time in the United States, the chambers in the neighbouring State of Oklahoma passed an identical bill. The Senate just voted for the Dismemberment Abortion Act - the name...
![Two studies could amend WHO recommendations regarding abortion](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/19_ado_0-1.jpg)
Two studies could amend WHO recommendations regarding abortion
Two international studies carried out by scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden could provide the basis for new international recommendations for medical abortions and miscarriages, according to Santé Log. On the one hand they conclude that...
![Kansas bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/04_ivg_img_16.jpg)
Kansas bans abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy
Yesterday, Tuesday 7 April, Republican Governor, Sam Brownback, signed a bill prohibiting abortion during the second trimester of pregnancy, making Kansas the first State to adopt this type of approach. This law, which will take effect on 1 July, makes the...
![25 years of Belgian law on abortion: the Primate of Belgium refers to “a drama”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/17_ivg_img_5.jpg)
25 years of Belgian law on abortion: the Primate of Belgium refers to “a drama”
The 25th anniversary of the Belgian abortion law - Friday, 3 April. On this occasion, feminists put forward a series of proposals to Belgian Health Minister, Maggie de Block. These proposals are primarily aimed at extending the legal timeframe. It should be...
![In Switzerland, an inter-party committee says “no to eugenics”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01dpi_7-1.jpg)
In Switzerland, an inter-party committee says “no to eugenics”
The inter-party committee, "Non au DPI" ("No to PGD") has just launched its campaign against constitutional change, which will be put to the public vote on 14 June 2015. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis unites those who fear the selection of human beings by other...
![“My wife decided to have an abortion”: a rare broadcast, a censored replay?](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/emission_0.jpg)
“My wife decided to have an abortion”: a rare broadcast, a censored replay?
On 12 March 2015, "Toute une histoire" (the Full Story), a programme broadcast on France 2, broached the difficult subject of abortion "from a man's perspective". "My wife decided to have an abortion". A "rather taboo subject in the end", as presenter, Sophie Davant,...