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![Paris Court of Appeal validates plenary adoption by the father’s partner of two girls born through surrogacy abroad](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/16_adoption2_10.jpg)
Paris Court of Appeal validates plenary adoption by the father’s partner of two girls born through surrogacy abroad
On Tuesday, 18 September, the Paris Court of Appeal granted the plenary—not simple—adoption application filed by the partner of the biological father of twins born through surrogacy in Canada in 2011. In upholding the rulings delivered in November 2016 by...
![Switzerland launches electronic organ donor register](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pixabay_-_ordi_1.png)
Switzerland launches electronic organ donor register
From 1st October in Switzerland, people can sign up to an electronic donor register. Created on the initiative of Swisstransplant, this electronic register offers a "modern solution" to replace the donor card. Registration will be "voluntary" and can be changed at any...
![“The dignity of procreation”: French bishops intervene to block extension of medically assisted procreation](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/eveques-a-lourdes-2014_afp.jpg)
“The dignity of procreation”: French bishops intervene to block extension of medically assisted procreation
In a document over 100 pages long entitled "La dignité de la procréation" (The dignity of procreation), French bishops—who have unanimously signed the document—take a firm stance against extending medically assisted procreation to lesbian couples and single women. As...
![United States – “smart-based behavioural health insurance” at personalised premiums](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pixabay_writing-1149962_640_1.jpg)
United States – “smart-based behavioural health insurance” at personalised premiums
In the US, from 2019 onwards, the insurance company John Hancock will offer clients "smart-based health insurance cover". A Fitbit bracelet, Apple Watch or mobile phone will record clients' "sporting habits" and an app will allow them to record their purchases...
![Administrative sanctions and legal proceedings for pro-abortion demonstrators in Brussels](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/3_ivg_5.png)
Administrative sanctions and legal proceedings for pro-abortion demonstrators in Brussels
The incident occurred last April, in the March for Life in Brussels. An unauthorised counter-demonstration by pro-abortion activists was stopped by the police. Today, these individuals face administrative sanctions "of up to 350 Euros" and the City of Brussels...
![Treatment of chronic pain – a public health priority to prevent suicide](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sculpture-679810_640_0.jpg)
Treatment of chronic pain – a public health priority to prevent suicide
In 2014, 10% of people who committed suicide were suffering from chronic physical pain. This figure represents a 31% increase compared to 2003. These were the findings of a study which has just been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal. The study was...
![The contraceptive pill – a lucrative business](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/23_pilule_abortive_13.jpg)
The contraceptive pill – a lucrative business
The Belgian company specialising in women's health, Mithra, has just signed a contract with the Hungarian companyGédeon Richter to market Estelle, its combined oral contraceptive, in Europe and Russia. The partner" will have to pay an advance totalling 35...
![In India: “right of the foetus” vs. abortion?](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/13_gpa_34-566x675.jpg)
In India: “right of the foetus” vs. abortion?
In India, abortion is authorised up to 20 weeks. A young 18 year-old Indian woman, who was 27 weeks pregnant following rape, requested permission to have an abortion, believing that "she would suffer permanent mental trauma if required to give birth". On 6 September,...
![Children whose mothers use hormonal contraceptives are more likely to develop leukaemia](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pill_12.png)
Children whose mothers use hormonal contraceptives are more likely to develop leukaemia
The common denominator between the pill, patch and vaginal ring is that they all contain synthetic hormones that block ovulation. For the first time, the study published by The Lancet Oncology[1] highlights "the potential link between maternal hormonal contraception...
![Grandparents produce a child from deceased son’s sperm](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ivf-1514174_960_720_2.png)
Grandparents produce a child from deceased son’s sperm
In response to a request from a British couple, Californian fertility specialist, David Smotrich, used the sperm of their 26 year-old son, who had died in a car accident, to produce a child. "The deceased's body was not discovered until forty-eight hours after the...
![Organ donor transmits breast cancer to four recipients](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istock-187085702_3.jpg)
Organ donor transmits breast cancer to four recipients
A report published in the American Journal of Transplantation has confirmed that four transplant recipients developed breast cancer after receiving organs from the same donor. The latter had no medical history and had donated her kidneys, lungs, liver and heart. The...
![President of the Gynaecologists’ Syndicate: “We are not here to take away lives”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/rochambeau.png)
President of the Gynaecologists’ Syndicate: “We are not here to take away lives”
Interviewed about abortion by a TMC journalist, the President of the French Syndicate of Gynaecologists, Bertrand de Rochambeau, has clarified his position: "You have to put your heart and soul into the job. I get up at any time of night. I carry out highly complex...