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MAP – Surrogacy

Medically assisted reproduction for all women authorised in Malta

In Malta, new embryo legislation came into force on 1 October. It had been voted in by Parliament and signed by the Maltese President in June 2018 (see Malta: Changes to

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26 October 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

India: attempted suicide of a woman forced into surrogacy

A young Indian woman of 23, Katta Sridevi, attempted to commit suicide after being forced by doctors to become a surrogate mother.   When her own mother became ill, she

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26 October 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

“How can an act that suppresses an innocent and helpless life that is germinating be therapeutic, civil or even simply human? “

During the general audience on Wednesday, 10 October, Pope Francis “did not mince his words on abortion”. He discussed the subject by reflecting on the commandment, “Thou shalt not kill”:

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26 October 2018
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Genome

CRISPR: new studies financed by the NIH

As CRISPR human trials are just getting off the ground (see Genome printing: what is the status of human treatment projects?), the NIH[1] is set to finance a study assessing the

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26 October 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Contraceptive implant migrates to the lungs and becomes life-threatening

A contraceptive implant migrated from the arm to the lungs. For this young woman from Franche-Comté, the implant was a “modern” method of contraception that she had used since 2014.

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26 October 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Medically assisted reproduction for all women: “Anthropology can’t be changed by decree”

Whilst there is an overwhelming “frenzy of regulations and controls authorising everyone to be everyone else’s doctor, priest or nutritionist”, Elisabeth Lévy is surprised by the fact that, nevertheless, there

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26 October 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Paralysed in left arm at the age of 20 following removal of contraceptive implant

Priscilla aged 20 has been paralysed in her left arm since her contraceptive implant was removed. “We don’t know who or what to blame—the implant or the gynaecologist”, explains the

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26 October 2018
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Organ donation

“Third hand” kidney transplanted in Taiwan

Taiwanese surgeons have transplanted a kidney donated by a patient who had already undergone transplant surgery. This is known as “domino transplantation”. The operation was performed at the Chi Mei

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26 October 2018
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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
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