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![Access to abortion: the United States refuse to approve a UN resolution](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istock-157613698.jpg)
Access to abortion: the United States refuse to approve a UN resolution
On Thursday, 22 June, the UN Council for Human Rights adopted "a resolution condemning abuse and discrimination against women". Whilst supporting "the spirit" of the resolution, the United States refused to associate itself with the universal consensus for this bill,...
![Canada: rechallenging end-of-life “spoon-fed” nutrition and hydration for dementia patients](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istock-623189070.jpg)
Canada: rechallenging end-of-life “spoon-fed” nutrition and hydration for dementia patients
On 8 June 2017 in Canada, the Oregon Senate voted on Bill 494 and anticipated directives that indirectly authorise standard cessation of nutrition and hydration in sick patients and those suffering from dementia or psychological disorders. It has yet to be approved by...
![Japan: four births following controversial IVG procedure](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ivf-1514174_960_720_0.png)
Japan: four births following controversial IVG procedure
Four women have given birth to five children, including two sets of twins, following a controversial IVF (in-vitro) fertilisation procedure in a fertility clinic in Osaka. The information was publicised on 21 June. In this case, the experimental IVF procedure involved...
![Australia: a couple sue for medical negligence following the premature birth of their twins](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kids_1.png)
Australia: a couple sue for medical negligence following the premature birth of their twins
A couple are suing a Queensland hospital for medical negligence. According to them, staff did not do enough to give their premature twin sons a chance to fight for life. Dianne Radke was 22 weeks and 5 days pregnant when she experienced the first contractions....
![Men faced with abortion: “every aborted child has a father”](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istock_000026248115_small_0.jpg)
Men faced with abortion: “every aborted child has a father”
Abortion can have consequences for men as well as women. The impact of abortion on men is often overlooked because, legally, a man does not have the right to interfere in his partner's decision and his opinion is seldom requested. Charlie Conner, who belongs to...
![In Ireland, a committee reflects on changes in abortion laws](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/66_justice_46.jpg)
In Ireland, a committee reflects on changes in abortion laws
In Ireland, MPs and senators on the committee responsible for proposing changes to the abortion ban will meet for the first time today whereas Health Minister, Simon Harris, has announced that the country should "prepare" itself for a referendum next year. Committee...
![Switzerland: pre-implantation diagnosis will come into force on 1 September](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/03dpi_25.jpg)
Switzerland: pre-implantation diagnosis will come into force on 1 September
The Federal Council has confirmed a review of medically assisted procreation (MAP) legislation adopted in Switzerland on 5 June 2016 (see Pre-implantation diagnosis authorised in Switzerland). Pre-implantation diagnosis will come into force on 1 September...
![Legal proceedings surrounding a former sperm bank director in the Netherlands – Health Minister grants access to records](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/04_pma_30.jpg)
Legal proceedings surrounding a former sperm bank director in the Netherlands – Health Minister grants access to records
In the Netherlands, the Dutch Health Minister is allowing children born through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in a clinic accused of dubious practices, to have access to their records. Sperm bank director, Jan Karbaat, who died in April 2017, is accused of giving his...
![New Hampshire: an increasing number of organ donors die from an overdose](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/09bis_don_organes_13.jpg)
New Hampshire: an increasing number of organ donors die from an overdose
In New Hampshire, in the United States, increasing numbers of transplantation organs are harvested from individuals who have died from an overdose. According to the New England donor service, in 2016, 92 of organ donors died from an overdose. In 5 years, the...
![New Zealand: sharp decline in abortion rate in 2016](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pills-384846_640_1.jpg)
New Zealand: sharp decline in abortion rate in 2016
The New Zealand abortion rate is at its lowest for 25 years. In 2016, 12,823 abortions were carried out, i.e. 332 fewer than in the previous year. The figures confirm the trend recorded in recent years. For women in the 20 to 24 year-old age bracket, the 2003...
![United Kingdom: Abortions related to Down Syndrome on the rise](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istock-485312041_2.jpg)
United Kingdom: Abortions related to Down Syndrome on the rise
In the UK, the minister for Health made public her annual report on “abortion statistics” mid-June. In 2016, 190 406 women aborted in the country. Among them, 3208 aborted after the diagnosis of a foetal abnormality (congenital malformations and chromosomal...
![United Kingdom: Charlie kept alive until ruling of the ECHR](https://www.genethique.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/istock-495453972_0.jpg)
United Kingdom: Charlie kept alive until ruling of the ECHR
On June 9th last, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), called upon by Charlie’s parents, ordered the British government to maintain care until Tuesday 13th June (cf. Royaume-Uni : La CEDH requiert le maintien provisoire des soins de Charlie). The...