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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Canadian women abandon the pill

Her excruciating migraines disappeared overnight when she stopped taking the pill. Yet Kelsie Bryson took eight years to make the connection between the pill and her symptoms. “I would experience

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26 February 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Illegal foetal sales: journalists accused of violating the privacy of Planned Parenthood employees

Journalists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt are accused of violating the privacy of the fourteen “abortion rights workers” who appear in their videos published in 2015 (see American Family Planning:

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26 February 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

In England, NHS successfully conducts first in-utero spina bifida procedure

A woman has undergone in-utero spina bifida surgery during the 24th week of pregnancy. Her daughter is due to be born in April. This is one of the first procedures

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26 February 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

In Ireland, will babies of lesbian couples have two mothers?

Yesterday, the Irish government agreed to introduce a bill allowing both women in a lesbian couple to appear on the birth certificate of a baby conceived through sperm donation. According

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26 February 2019
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26 million DNA tests sold in five years but what about privacy?

Over-the-counter DNA kits, banned in France, are growing exponentially, despite their “serious impact on privacy”. The principle is very simple. For a one-off price of €59, a kit is sent

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26 February 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Woman refusing abortion is accused of being “inhumane”

Twenty-seven-year-old Hannah Morris gave birth to twins a few months ago in Washington. She is accused of being “inhumane” for refusing an abortion. The young mother recounts her story.  

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26 February 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

Fertility treatment for transgender people: British judge calls for review of the Fertility Law

A British transgender man, born a woman, who gave birth following IVF treatment (see transgender man gives birth – is this the mother or the father?), brought the case before

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26 February 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Two pro-life legislative initiatives in the US

In Arkansas, a Republican legislator has proposed a law prohibiting abortion after 18 weeks. The current law sets the limit at 20 weeks unless the mother’s life is in jeopardy.

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26 February 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
    • Genome
    • GMO
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    • Transhumanism
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