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GMO babies: International condemnation?

Experts at the Hong Kong summit [1] have unanimously condemned the work of He Jiankui, who claims to have created genetically edited twin girls. In a press release published this

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17 December 2018
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End of life

In Caen, judges rule that the University Hospital Centre should treat Léah “like any other patient”

The judgement in the case of Caen University Hospital Centre v. the parents of a young disabled woman aged 19, instructs the hospital to treat Léah, although she is disabled,

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17 December 2018
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In Belgium, substantial increase in requests for official gender reassignment

In 2018, 1,625 requests for official gender reassignment were registered in Belgium, i.e. 1/3 of register entries over the last 25 years.   42% concern individuals under 25 years of

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17 December 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Kenya: Ministry of Health bans Marie Stopes International from offering abortion services in the country

Kenya has forbidden Marie Stopes International, the British abortion giant, from performing any abortion on Kenyan soil, and is demanding a detailed account of its activities. Following a citizen’s petition,

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17 December 2018
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Organ donation

Woman develops lymph node cancer following kidney transplant

“Nobody should be fighting somebody else’s cancer. […] It’s not even my cancer I’m fighting now, it’s someone else’s cancer, which makes it harder for me.” Pauline Hunt, aged 49, is from

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17 December 2018
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Defective medical implants – an international health scandal

Following an international enquiry into defective medical implants—Implant Files, launched in 2014—there have been calls for a European marketing authorisation for implants after a comparative study with a benefit/risk ratio,

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17 December 2018
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Ovarian tissue autograft to preserve the fertility of women with cancer

In France, up to June 2018, ovarian tissue autografts “were authorised only within the scope of research”. The technique can restore fertility in women with cancer.   “Chemotherapy is toxic

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17 December 2018
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End of life

Noel Conway, end of the road – British Supreme Court refuses to grant assisted suicide

Noel Conway has just lost his appeal before the British Supreme Court. This 68year-old British citizen has a degenerative neurone disease and is requesting assisted suicide[1]. The British Court of

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17 December 2018
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