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MAP – Surrogacy

IVF in Quebec: below 60% since an end to reimbursement

With the end of free IVF programmes in Quebec from 2015 onwards[1], demand has fallen by 60% in three years.   In 2014-2015, the global cost of IVF amounted to

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1 August 2018
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End of life

Euthanasia soaring in Belgium

In Belgium, the latest report by the Federal Euthanasia Control Commission (CFCEE) was presented to the Chamber on Tuesday. The Commission produces this report for legislators every two years. This

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1 August 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

33% of Americans have used or know someone who has used an artificial reproductive technique

Forty years after the birth of Louise Brown, the first test-tube baby born through IVF, a study carried out by the Pew Research Center  has revealed that 33% of American

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1 August 2018
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Genome

British scientists to authorise Genetically Modified Babies

The application of CRISPR to embryos not only modifies the embryo in question, but also makes permanent changes to all descendants. Felicity Boardman, Professor of Social Science and Systems in

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1 August 2018
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Furore: Can British software diagnose more accurately than doctors?

Medical diagnostics software is creating a furore in the UK by allegedly making more accurate diagnoses than doctors themselves! This software was developed by Babylon, a company that specialises in

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23 July 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

IVF treatment too expensive for the British NHS

The British public health system needs to cap its expenditure. Reimbursement of IVF for infertile or same sex couples is an enormous potential saving that hospitals are beginning to take

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23 July 2018
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GMO

Burkina Faso set for the release of genetically modified mosquitoes?

In Burkina Faso, the National Agency of Biosafety (NAB) is set to authorise the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the coming weeks. Since 2012, the village of Sourkoudiguin has

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23 July 2018
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All other themes

United Kingdom: accidental disclosure by NHS of personal data for 150,000 patients

A coding error has triggered the breach of data held for 150,000 British patients who had opted out of sharing their confidential health information. The error was flagged up when

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23 July 2018
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

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