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![U.S.: Ban on abortion past eight weeks of pregnancy in Missouri](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/03_ivg_img_23.jpg)
U.S.: Ban on abortion past eight weeks of pregnancy in Missouri
The Governor of the State of Missouri, Mike Parson, signed a law on Friday reducing the period during which abortion is decriminalized to eight weeks. Exceptions are provided for “when there is a risk of death or irreversible physical injury to an important function...
![Pope Francis: “No human being can ever be incompatible with life”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01_ivg_img_52.jpg)
Pope Francis: “No human being can ever be incompatible with life”
"Abortion is never the answer that women and families seek". On the occasion of the International Congress ‘Yes to Life! Caring for the Precious Gift of Life in its Frailty’ organized at the Vatican on 25 May, Pope Francis reminded the 400 participants from 70...
![In Nantes, the “intended” mother of a little girl born via surrogacy in the U.S. is recognized by the Court](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/justice_-_freeimages_13.jpg)
In Nantes, the “intended” mother of a little girl born via surrogacy in the U.S. is recognized by the Court
The Nantes Regional Court, the only court with the authority to register the birth certificates of children born abroad, validated on Thursday, 23 May, “the complete transcription of the birth certificate, including the names of the father and mother, of a young girl...
![Vincent Lambert: Dr Sanchez and Reims University Hospital summoned to appear in court for “failure to assist a person in danger”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vlambert2.png)
Vincent Lambert: Dr Sanchez and Reims University Hospital summoned to appear in court for “failure to assist a person in danger”
On 20 May, Vincent Lambert's parents issued a direct summons against Reims University Hospital and Dr Vincent Sanchez to appear before Reims Criminal Court for "failure to assist a person in danger". The summons will be considered on 4 June at a consignment...
![The pill increases the risk of depression by 40%](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20_contraception_20.jpg)
The pill increases the risk of depression by 40%
Danish researchers at the University of Copenhagen have carried out a large-scale study on the link between hormonal contraception and depression. This study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, states that taking a contraceptive pill increases the risk of...
![United States: Supreme Court partially invalidates Indiana’s abortion law](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/justice_usa_7.jpg)
United States: Supreme Court partially invalidates Indiana’s abortion law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today on Indiana's "restrictive" abortion law. It validated certain provisions of the law and invalidated others. In doing so, it has authorized the requirement to bury or incinerate the tissues of aborted foetuses as “other human remains”...
![Genetically modified babies: a second international committee is established](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/conference-room-768441_960_720.jpg)
Genetically modified babies: a second international committee is established
He Jiankui, the researcher behind the birth revealed last November of the first genetically modified babies, was quickly condemned by the international scientific community. But this sentence was not shared universally: as early as December, some fertility clinics...
![A new bill introduced into Argentina’s parliament to decriminalize abortion](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/flag-90420_1920-1080x675.jpg)
A new bill introduced into Argentina’s parliament to decriminalize abortion
A new bill to decriminalize abortion has just been introduced into Argentina’s parliament. In 2018, a comparable bill was passed by parliament but rejected by the more conservative senate by just a few votes (38 votes against, 31 votes in favour, 2 abstentions)...
![Abortion: two opposing laws in Louisiana and Maine](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/57_justice_usa_16_0.jpg)
Abortion: two opposing laws in Louisiana and Maine
On 30 May, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards passed a law banning abortion as soon as a heart beat is detected, normally around the sixth week of pregnancy. An exception is provided if the mother's life is in jeopardy. Louisiana lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the...
![Italy: the National Federation of Doctors reaffirms its opposition to assisted suicide](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/doctor-1149149_1920_1-1080x675.jpg)
Italy: the National Federation of Doctors reaffirms its opposition to assisted suicide
As part of the current debates in Italy on legalizing euthanasia, the National Federation for the Orders of Doctors and Dentists (FNOMCeO) was heard on Thursday by the Chamber of Deputies’ committees for justice and social affairs. On this occasion, the FNOMCeO...
![U.S. judges authorize grandparents to have descendants of their deceased son](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/graduation-679945_1920_0-1080x675.jpg)
U.S. judges authorize grandparents to have descendants of their deceased son
The Supreme Court has ruled that the parents of the cadet who accidentally died in February are authorized to resort to surrogacy to get a descendant from their son's sperm, which had been frozen from the time of the accident. Peter Zhu, 21, was a student at West...
![U.S.: Reproductive fraud soon to be penalized as “sexual assault” in Texas](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/32_sperm_12.jpg)
U.S.: Reproductive fraud soon to be penalized as “sexual assault” in Texas
Texas has just passed a law expanding the definition of sexual assault to include reproductive fraud. Fertility fraud involves both gynaecologists who inseminate patients with their own sperm, as well as gynaecologists who exchanged sperm samples among several donors,...