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MAP – Surrogacy

“It’s not enough to want a child, because there’s more to it than paying 400 euros to conceive”

Jean-Christophe Parisot, Ministerial Delegate for Employment and the Integration of Individuals with Disabilities, has published an article in French newspaper Le Monde in which he explains that decision 129 of

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19 October 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Medically Assisted Reproduction: Illegal insemination in France

Although illegal, doctors are already offering patients the option to undergo artificial insemination.   Sarah is gay and has an 8-year-old son, conceived through medically assisted fertilisation. She recounts how

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19 October 2018
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End of life

The Vatican presents its white paper on palliative care

Yesterday, the Pontifical Academy for Life[1] presented a document entitled “A new palliative care culture: a white paper presented as a working document”. These are the initial findings of a

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19 October 2018
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216,700 abortions in 2017: High time for a prevention policy?

According to the figures[1] that have just been published by DREES[2], confirming 216,700 abortions in 2017 compared to 216,061 in 2016[3], the number of abortions carried out over the period

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19 October 2018
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Organ donation

Carmat artificial heart: eleventh patient implanted

A male patient has just undergone successful heart transplant surgery five months after receiving a Carmat artificial heart. Surgery was performed at the National Research Center of Cardiac Surgery in

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

Dr Rochambeau: “I agree to fight for those doctors who show consideration for the start of life”

In the wake of the controversy he has unleashed, Dr Rochambeau is worried about challenges to the conscience clause of doctors who refuse to perform abortions: “Since 2013”, explains the

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16 October 2018
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End of life

Charlie Gard amendment presented to the British Parliament

On 4 September, Lord James Mackay introduced an amendment based on a proposal drafted in the aftermath of the Charlie Gard case. The purpose of this proposal is to spare

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16 October 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Freezing of eggs in England: + 460% since 2010

According to the HFEA[1], since 2010, there has been a 460% increase in the number of women wishing to freeze their eggs. The HFEA even advises women to do this

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16 October 2018
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

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    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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