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MAP – Surrogacy

USA: Surrogate mother gets custody of her daughter

A surrogate mother from Lorain, Ohio, Sanchia Weinstein, was granted temporary custody of the baby girl she gave birth to four years ago. The surrogacy contract was signed in 2013.

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21 January 2019
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Embryo research and alternatives

United States: sales of human foetal tissue banned

A U.S. government order has suspended all purchases of foetal tissue for research purposes. The ban took effect in September, with no public announcement. The order follows the government’s decision

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7 January 2019
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Organ donation

Post-transplant cancer: the family of a deceased patient requests further testing

“We were told that he could develop cancer further down the line because his immune system was so suppressed, which we accepted, but we were never told that potentially he

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7 January 2019
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End of life

New Zealand: a majority opposes assisted suicide

In New Zealand, a third attempt to legalize euthanasia is underway through a bill proposed by Act Party leader David Seymour. A consultation held in May generated 35,000 responses. A

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7 January 2019
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All other themes

Declared brain dead, a British newborn defies all odds

A little boy declared brain dead at birth has “defied all odds”, and is now 15 months old.   Kaleb Crook, a British boy, suffered oxygen deprivation at birth, giving

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

Abortion in the United Kingdom: alarming figures

Nearly 200,000 abortions were performed in England and Wales in 2017, according to the Ministry of Health, which publishes these figures annually. This is the highest rate in 10 years,

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7 January 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

A woman convicted for non-compliance with a custody order after a the donor changes his mind

A woman, married to another woman, was sentenced on 5 December by the Caen court to a four month suspended prison term with a two-year probation period. In addition, she

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7 January 2019
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Embryo research and alternatives

USA: 20 million dollars to find alternatives to the use of human foetuses for research

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)[1] announced that it will allocate $20 million over two years to research alternatives to human foetal tissue. The use of these human foetuses

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7 January 2019
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • Bioethics law
    • Cloning
    • Conscientious objection
    • Embryo research and alternatives
    • End of life
    • Genome
    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
  • Contact
  • About & legals
  • Cookie policy (EU)
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