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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

United Nations urges Argentina to legalise abortion

With the House of Representatives having to decide by the end of the month whether or not to legalise free abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy (see Argentina:

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25 June 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Obamacare: college in northern Indiana gets exemption on abortion and contraception

An Evangelical Christian college in northern Indiana recently won a long-running lawsuit seeking exemption from Obamacare on religious grounds. Under the 2010 law, all employers must provide employees with healthcare

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25 June 2018
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End of life

In Switzerland, criteria for assisted suicide expanded to “unbearable suffering”

After several months of consultation, the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMS) has just published new directives on end-of-life care, which are intended to make the 2004 guidelines more flexible.

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25 June 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Planned Parenthood threatened by investigation about failure to report sexual abuse of minors

The Trump administration recently introduced new rules regarding Title X grants for family planning services.   While the proposed changes should prohibit federal funding from going to facilities that perform

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25 June 2018
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40 MPs file a resolution to confirm the principle of banning surrogacy in French law

On the initiative of Xavier Breton, 40 MPs have filed a draft resolution “calling for a universal ban on surrogacy”. The signatories point out that “surrogacy leads to the unacceptable

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18 June 2018
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End of life

Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital proposes “Charter of Rights of Incurable Children”

Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital is currently proposing a “Charter of Rights of Incurable Children” for European hospitals, inspired by the “International Charter on Children’s Rights in Hospital”, but “updated in

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18 June 2018
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Organ donation

United Kingdom – first 3D printed human cornea

British scientists at Newcastle University have succeeded in “printing” human corneas from stem cells.   The cornea is the transparent outer layer of the eyeball. It can be damaged following

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18 June 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Against “medically assisted reproduction for all”, 1,600 doctors challenge the Conseil de l’Ordre des Médecins (French Medical Council)

“Our main aim is to treat patients, alleviate suffering and ultimately prevent disease. Apart from the aforementioned roles, there’s nothing else for us to do“, explains Dr. Raphaël Nogier, General

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18 June 2018
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Bioethics News - News and insight on bioethics today

News and insight on bioethics today

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