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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Administrative sanctions and legal proceedings for pro-abortion demonstrators in Brussels

The incident occurred last April, in the March for Life  in Brussels. An unauthorised counter-demonstration by pro-abortion activists was stopped by the police. Today, these individuals face administrative sanctions “of

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12 October 2018
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End of life

Treatment of chronic pain – a public health priority to prevent suicide

In 2014, 10% of people who committed suicide were suffering from chronic physical pain. This figure represents a 31% increase compared to 2003. These were the findings of a study

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12 October 2018
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The contraceptive pill – a lucrative business

The Belgian company specialising in women’s health, Mithra, has just signed a contract with the Hungarian companyGédeon Richter to market Estelle, its combined oral contraceptive, in Europe and Russia.  

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

In India: “right of the foetus” vs. abortion?

In India, abortion is authorised up to 20 weeks. A young 18 year-old Indian woman, who was 27 weeks pregnant following rape, requested permission to have an abortion, believing that

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

Children whose mothers use hormonal contraceptives are more likely to develop leukaemia

The common denominator between the pill, patch and vaginal ring is that they all contain synthetic hormones that block ovulation. For the first time, the study published by The Lancet

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12 October 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Grandparents produce a child from deceased son’s sperm

In response to a request from a British couple, Californian fertility specialist, David Smotrich, used the sperm of their 26 year-old son, who had died in a car accident, to

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12 October 2018
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Organ donation

Organ donor transmits breast cancer to four recipients

A report published in the American Journal of Transplantation has confirmed that four transplant recipients developed breast cancer after receiving organs from the same donor. The latter had no medical

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12 October 2018
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Conscientious objection

President of the Gynaecologists’ Syndicate: “We are not here to take away lives”

Interviewed about abortion by a TMC journalist, the President of the French Syndicate of Gynaecologists, Bertrand de Rochambeau, has clarified his position: “You have to put your heart and soul

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

News and insight on bioethics today

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    • End of life
    • Genome
    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
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    • Transhumanism
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  • About & legals
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