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![An English woman receives surrogacy refund in compensation for infertility](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pounds-2391240_960_720_pixabay-960x675.jpg)
An English woman receives surrogacy refund in compensation for infertility
In a recent decision, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal allowed the reimbursement of a US surrogacy contract amounting to £560,000 to a young woman left infertile following cancer that was not detected in time by her doctors. The Whittington Hospital Board...
![Abortion in Ireland: the President signs the law, the Medical Association amends its code of ethics as a matter of urgency](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/23_pilule_abortive_15.jpg)
Abortion in Ireland: the President signs the law, the Medical Association amends its code of ethics as a matter of urgency
On Thursday evening, Irish President Michael D. Higgins signed the law to allow abortion in Ireland. This law qualifies abortion as a medical procedure and authorises it unconditionally for up to 12 weeks, with a three-day reflection period. If there is a risk to the...
![Recourse to Medically Assisted Reproduction by lesbians has soared in the past five years](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/18_adoption_27-557x675.jpg)
Recourse to Medically Assisted Reproduction by lesbians has soared in the past five years
It is estimated that the number of women receiving medically assisted reproduction treatment in Spain has increased eleven-fold compared to five years ago. This finding was revealed by the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI)[1], which also points out that, based on...
![USA: Surrogate mother gets custody of her daughter](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/petite-fille-freepick_0.jpg)
USA: Surrogate mother gets custody of her daughter
A surrogate mother from Lorain, Ohio, Sanchia Weinstein, was granted temporary custody of the baby girl she gave birth to four years ago. The surrogacy contract was signed in 2013. Thomas Mika, the father, had provided frozen sperm and conception took place using an...
![United States: sales of human foetal tissue banned](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/17_laboratoire_21.jpg)
United States: sales of human foetal tissue banned
A U.S. government order has suspended all purchases of foetal tissue for research purposes. The ban took effect in September, with no public announcement. The order follows the government's decision to conduct a comprehensive review of the protections applicable to...
![Post-transplant cancer: the family of a deceased patient requests further testing](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/abdominal-pain-2493327_1920-1080x675.jpg)
Post-transplant cancer: the family of a deceased patient requests further testing
"We were told that he could develop cancer further down the line because his immune system was so suppressed, which we accepted, but we were never told that potentially he could get it from the donated organ," says Jane Bird, Tom Tyreman's sister. Tom Tyreman, 63,...
![New Zealand: a majority opposes assisted suicide](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/16_fin_de_vie_16.jpg)
New Zealand: a majority opposes assisted suicide
In New Zealand, a third attempt to legalize euthanasia is underway through a bill proposed by Act Party leader David Seymour. A consultation held in May generated 35,000 responses. A few months later, the analysis of the responses shows that 92% of the respondents...
![Declared brain dead, a British newborn defies all odds](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/29_nourisson_12.jpg)
Declared brain dead, a British newborn defies all odds
A little boy declared brain dead at birth has "defied all odds", and is now 15 months old. Kaleb Crook, a British boy, suffered oxygen deprivation at birth, giving him severe brain damage. Declared brain dead by the doctors, he was disconnected from his...
![Abortion in the United Kingdom: alarming figures](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pixabay_graph-163509_640_3.jpg)
Abortion in the United Kingdom: alarming figures
Nearly 200,000 abortions were performed in England and Wales in 2017, according to the Ministry of Health, which publishes these figures annually. This is the highest rate in 10 years, up 4% compared to 2016. Experts say more women may be having abortions because they...
![A woman convicted for non-compliance with a custody order after a the donor changes his mind](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/25_gpa_34-1080x675.jpg)
A woman convicted for non-compliance with a custody order after a the donor changes his mind
A woman, married to another woman, was sentenced on 5 December by the Caen court to a four month suspended prison term with a two-year probation period. In addition, she will have to pay 500 euros to the sperm donor who enabled her to give birth to their daughter. At...
![USA: 20 million dollars to find alternatives to the use of human foetuses for research](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/embryon_-_getty_images_3-1080x675.jpg)
USA: 20 million dollars to find alternatives to the use of human foetuses for research
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)[1] announced that it will allocate $20 million over two years to research alternatives to human foetal tissue. The use of these human foetuses for research is not illegal in the USA, but it is highly controversial since...
![GMO babies: a mutation that could “have serious disadvantages”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01_genome_62.jpg)
GMO babies: a mutation that could “have serious disadvantages”
In late November, He Jiankui announced that twins had been born with a gene that he had edited to make them resistant to infection with HIV (see China: birth of two genetically edited babies). The changes were made to the CCR5 gene, which has been the subject of...