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Genome

Genetic tests readily available – woman left devastated following removal of uterus and breasts in error

“There’s no solution to this. I can’t have my organs back”, explains a 36-year-old American woman in desperation. She “no longer has a uterus, ovaries or breasts—all have been removed”.

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

Mississippi: the ban on abortion after 15 weeks is unconstitutional according to federal judge

Abortion will no longer be banned after 15 weeks in Mississippi. The law was revoked on Tuesday by a federal judge. He held that such a law “unequivocally” violated the

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

Will the ban on aborting babies with Down syndrome in Indiana be upheld?

Nineteen US states are calling for the US Supreme Court to uphold the abortion ban for Down syndrome in Indiana.   This 2016 law has been challenged over the past

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10 December 2018
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End of life

Vincent Lambert is not in a situation of unreasonable obstinacy. Will he be transferred?

Experts appointed by the courts have drawn their conclusions. They initially deemed that the 42-year-old male nurse was in an “irreversible chronic vegetative state”: “From a clinical perspective, Vincent Lambert

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

Contraceptive pill: European Medicines Agency demands warnings about the risk of depression and suicide

The European Medicines Agency is calling for a change in the package leaflet of hormonal contraceptive pills to “warn of the risks of depression and suicide”. The decision is based

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10 December 2018
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End of life

Caen University Hospital Centre (CHU) applies Leonetti Law to young disabled woman and refuses to treat her

Léah is a young disabled woman aged nineteen. She suffered from alternating hemiplegia of childhood, which slowed down her motor and mental development and triggered bouts of epilepsy. The last

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

Abortion in the US: lowest indicators in ten years

According to the new statistics report published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number of abortions has hit a historic low. The annual report, entitled Abortion Surveillance –

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10 December 2018
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Organ donation

India – waiting lists to include foreigners in an attempt to curb transplant tourism

The Indian Department of Health has made the inclusion of non-Indians on organ transplant waiting lists in India a statutory requirement. It seems that private establishments currently focus on foreign

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10 December 2018
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    • Conscientious objection
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    • End of life
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    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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