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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

In-utero spina bifida operations in the United Kingdom: NHS gets on board

Spina bifida—malformation of the lower spine accompanied by cerebrospinal fluid leakage—causes “problems such as paralysis of the legs, incontinence and sometimes learning difficulties” in children. Those affected undergo surgery to

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21 January 2019
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Could an autonomous “brain pacemaker” treat neurological disorders?

A study published in the journal Nature on 31 December presents a new neurostimulator developed by engineers at the University of California at Berkeley. It can both listen to and

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21 January 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

Psychoanalyst takes stance on “fatherless parenting”

Psychoanalyst Jean-Pierre Winter, author of the book L’avenir des pères[1], provides an objective explanation as to why he fears parenting without the father.   “Primarily as a paediatric clinician, I

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21 January 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

Meeting with boyfriend 12 years after giving birth to daughter

When she was younger, Jessica Share lived in the American Midwest. Married to a woman for a few years, they purchased sperm from an anonymous donor chosen for his personal

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21 January 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Contraception as a means of combating poverty?

In the United States, in recent decades, more and more women have used a long-term method of birth control, such as intrauterine devices or implants (Sterilisation, the first contraceptive in

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21 January 2019
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In Germany, recognition of a “third gender”

In Germany, on 13 December 2018, the Bundestag (national parliament) adopted a bill paving the way to recognise the existence of a third gender. This category will be added to

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21 January 2019
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Prenatal diagnosis

Down syndrome and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT): 50% increase in UK abortions in the last decade

In 2017, 655 babies with Down syndrome were aborted in the United Kingdom, i.e. 218 more than in 2007. This represents a 50% increase over ten years, mainly due to

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21 January 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

Medically assisted reproduction: a woman forges her ex-husband’s signature, the courts refuse compensation

After her divorce in May 2010, a woman was implanted with a thawed embryo in October 2010 after forging her ex-husband’s signature. Despite the conditions under which this little girl,

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21 January 2019
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    • Conscientious objection
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    • End of life
    • Genome
    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
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    • Transhumanism
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