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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Abortion ban deemed “unconstitutional” in South Korea

On Thursday, the Constitutional Court of South Korea in Seoul ordered the abortion ban, which it deems unconstitutional, to be lifted and called for new legislation to be adopted “by

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29 April 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

A “three-parent baby” born in Greece

Doctors in Athens and Barcelona announced last Tuesday the delivery of a “three-parent baby” as part of a research project on in vitro fertilization (IVF) with mitochondrial donation. The baby,

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29 April 2019
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Genome

China: transgenic monkeys regardless of ethics?

Chinese researchers have announced the delivery of eleven transgenic monkeys, five of which survived. These monkeys have copies of a human gene that supposedly plays a role in the development

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29 April 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

In the Philippines, two women hired to be surrogate mothers in China are arrested as they prepare to leave the country

The Bureau of Immigration has announced that two women hired to become surrogate mothers in China were arrested as they were about to leave the Philippines.   In its statement,

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29 April 2019
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End of life

Chile: psychological suffering will soon be grounds for requesting euthanasia

In Chile, the Chamber of Deputies’ healthcare committee has just adopted two important articles on the reasons authorizing euthanasia requests. These articles are central to a bill currently being debated

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29 April 2019
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Genome

New Zealand: pre-conception tests for all future parents

New Zealand now recommends pre-conception testing for all couples. Until now, these expensive genetic tests were only offered to so-called “high-risk” women, i.e. those with a family history of serious

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15 April 2019
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Organ donation

Xenotransplants: are the first human trials imminent?

Researchers in South Korea are expected to transplant pig corneas into humans “within a year”. Several teams in the United States are also preparing to launch clinical trials of xenotransplantation:

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15 April 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Abortion: the “heartbeat bill” passed in Georgia

On 30 March, Georgia lawmakers voted to ban abortion “as soon as a heartbeat is detected in the embryo “, as early as the sixth week of pregnancy. The measure

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15 April 2019
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • End of life
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    • GMO
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    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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    • Transhumanism
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