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End of life

“Palliative care is a human right.”

” Palliative care is a human right,” said Bishop Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, at a conference entitled ” Muslim and Christian Perspectives on Palliative Care and the End

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8 February 2019
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Cloning

China: monkeys cloned for medical research

Five cloned monkeys have been born at the Institute of Neurosciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai over the last six months. They were produced from the fibroblasts

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8 February 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

Woman pregnant with “three-parent” baby in Barcelona

A new “three-parent” pregnancy has been attempted by Spanish researchers. The 32 year-old pregnant woman is Greek. She has already had four attempts at IVF, all of which have failed.

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8 February 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

Embryos accidentally thawed: 8 more families are suing

In Ohio, eight new families are suing the Cleveland fertility clinic, which had allowed 4,000 frozen embryos to perish due to a lack of monitoring in March 2018 (see Ohio:

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

Abortion in Ireland: slower start than anticipated

The provision of abortion services in Ireland is delayed due to the shortage of willing doctors and the lack of medical training. Voted last December following the May 2018 referendum,

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4 February 2019
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Investigation into “thousands” of sterilisations and forced abortions on Reunion Island in the 1960s

A commission of inquiry[1] was set up at the French National Assembly on 19 December 2018 “to examine cases of sterilisation or forced abortion in Reunion Island in the 1960s

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4 February 2019
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Embryo research and alternatives

Japan: clinical trial to focus on iPS cells in cancer treatment

Japanese researchers are about to start a clinical trial in cancer patients to assess treatment based on induced pluripotent stem cells, also known as iPS cells. This research is being

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4 February 2019
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US – Federal judges halt expanded exemption from ACA contraceptive mandate

In the United States, on Monday, 14 January 2019, a federal judge temporarily suspended a provision to limit access to contraception for American women, pending a substantive review of the

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4 February 2019
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • GMO
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    • Organ donation
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    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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