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MAP – Surrogacy

In England, 2/3 of patients in medically assisted reproduction centres feel that they are being cheated

In England, according to the first national survey conducted by the HFEA[1], 62% of patients who have used medically assisted reproduction paid more than expected for their treatment. 60% of

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21 January 2019
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Sterilisation, the No. 1 contraceptive in the United States?

In the US, sterilisation is now the most common “contraceptive” method, even more so than the pill, as revealed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).   Between

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21 January 2019
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Portugal: according to the Constitutional Court, none of the validated surrogacy contracts conforms

In Portugal, Assembly of the Republic MPs have referred constitutionality issues concerning the law on surrogacy adopted in July 2016 to the Constitutional Court.   In its responses on surrogacy,

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21 January 2019
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End of life

Why do assisted suicide requests continue to rise in Switzerland?

In Switzerland, assisted dying requests have increased significantly in recent years: ” 86 cases recorded in 2000, 724 in 2014, 965 in 2015“, explains Dr Jacques Aubert, who works in a

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21 January 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

India: total ban on commercial surrogacy approved by the Indian Parliament

The lower house of the Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha[1], yesterday accepted the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, a 2016 draft bill banning all forms of commercial surrogacy in India (see Surrogacy in

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21 January 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

An English woman receives surrogacy refund in compensation for infertility

In a recent decision, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal allowed the reimbursement of a US surrogacy contract amounting to £560,000 to a young woman left infertile following cancer that

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

Abortion in Ireland: the President signs the law, the Medical Association amends its code of ethics as a matter of urgency

On Thursday evening, Irish President Michael D. Higgins signed the law to allow abortion in Ireland. This law qualifies abortion as a medical procedure and authorises it unconditionally for up

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21 January 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

Recourse to Medically Assisted Reproduction by lesbians has soared in the past five years

It is estimated that the number of women receiving medically assisted reproduction treatment in Spain has increased eleven-fold compared to five years ago. This finding was revealed by the Valencian

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21 January 2019
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    • Conscientious objection
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    • End of life
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    • GMO
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    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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  • About & legals
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