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![Obesity and cardiovascular problems – greater exposure for children born through IVF](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istock-177308180_1-1080x656.jpg)
Obesity and cardiovascular problems – greater exposure for children born through IVF
A study presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction conference in Geneva showed that children born through in-vitro fertilisation were more inclined to obesity. Among the 136 children born through IVF and examined in the Netherlands, nine year-olds of...
![MAP (medically assisted procreation) in Europe – Spain at the forefront](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/01_pma_fiv_38.jpg)
MAP (medically assisted procreation) in Europe – Spain at the forefront
According to the latest report of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) published on 4 July 2017, Spain is the leading European country in terms of MAP with 109,275 insemination cycles in 2014. Russia ranks in second position with...
![Scotland: the morning after pill is prescribed for children of 12 years of age](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/19_ado_3-1.jpg)
Scotland: the morning after pill is prescribed for children of 12 years of age
In Tayside, in Scotland, teenage pregnancies have fallen by 50%. 11.8 pregnancies were recorded per 1,000 young girls in 2007 compared to the current figure of 5.8 per 1,000. Prescriptions of the morning after pill are increasing at the same time. Of all the...
![Free abortion for women from Northern Ireland also extends to Scotland and Wales](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/surgical-instruments-81489_960_720_2.jpg)
Free abortion for women from Northern Ireland also extends to Scotland and Wales
On 4 July 2017, the Welsh and Scottish Governments confirmed that they would offer free abortions to women from Northern Ireland. Their decision reflects the British Government's announcement on 29 June 2017 to finance abortions for women from Northern Ireland. These...
![Responding to the challenges of artificial intelligence imposes ethical reflection](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ia_-_istock-636754212.jpg)
Responding to the challenges of artificial intelligence imposes ethical reflection
Artificial intelligence specialist, Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, warns of the importance of ethical reflection given the massive influx and use of data by artificial intelligence systems. "In the light of devices that track and preserve information, it is not...
![Abortion in Chile: Medical teams may benefit from the right to conscientious objection](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/07_hopital_19.jpg)
Abortion in Chile: Medical teams may benefit from the right to conscientious objection
In Chile, the draft bill to decriminalise abortion, which included a conscience clause only for the surgeon carrying out the abortion, is currently being revised by the Senate (see Abortion in Chile: medical teams deprived of conscientious objection except for...
![Stem cells: experts in 15 countries call for stricter international regulations](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/16_cellules_souches_90.jpg)
Stem cells: experts in 15 countries call for stricter international regulations
Medical and legal experts in 15 countries are calling for stricter regulations to prevent vulnerable patients from continuing potentially fatal experimental stem cell treatments, the safety of which has not been proven (see Stem cells: unreasonable expectations...
![“All stages in the human selection process are now being implemented”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/06dpi-1-1080x675.jpg)
“All stages in the human selection process are now being implemented”
While complex technologies, popularized by the media, are encroaching upon living science, from Crispr-Case 9 to the gene drive, we can see that "the eugenic perspective" of such applications is open to criticism. However, as biologist Jacques Testart pointed out...
![Charlie Gard: 37 European deputies stand against the ECHR’s decision](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/32_parlement_europeen_15.jpg)
Charlie Gard: 37 European deputies stand against the ECHR’s decision
In an open letter, 37 Eurodeputies support Charlie Gard and his parents and demand the respect of the right to live (cf Charlie Gard must be given right to life, human dignity) After decision of the British Courts and of the European Court of Human...
![Charlie Gard: 10 key points of the case deciphered](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/charlie_gard_2.png)
Charlie Gard: 10 key points of the case deciphered
While Charlie’s parents’ last hope, i.e., the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), has just ruled in favour of the various British courts who decided to end their child’s life, the Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, former president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has...
![Abortion in Chile: apart from the surgeon, the medical team is not allowed to exercise conscientious objection](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/02_objection_conscience_7-1.jpg)
Abortion in Chile: apart from the surgeon, the medical team is not allowed to exercise conscientious objection
In Chile, the Senate is about to finalise the voting of a draft bill which would decriminalise abortion in three situations (see Chile authorises abortion for three reasons: risk to the mother, rape and foetal malformation and Chile: senators approved a...
![Germany: refunding nips would standardise and trivialise the procedure](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/10_dpni_12.jpg)
Germany: refunding nips would standardise and trivialise the procedure
In Germany, pre-natal non-invasive screening for Down syndrome (NIPS) has been offered by the pharmaceutical company, Lifecodexx, since 2012 (seeMarket launch of new Down syndrome screening test in four European countries). The issue of reimbursement through...