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End of life

In Quebec, “end-of-life care cannot just mean access to medical aid in dying”

“End-of-life care cannot just mean access to medical aid in dying”. In Quebec, in a letter sent on Tuesday to Health Minister Gaétan Barrette, the College of Physicians deplores the

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18 June 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Surrogacy in Canada: Quebec firmly opposed

“The government of Quebec is vigorously opposed to any legislation that would open the door to commodifying women’s bodies“, the Minister of Justice said in a statement to the media,

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

Irish referendum: abortion decriminalised

The Yes vote won the referendum on whether abortion should be decriminalised in Ireland. With a turnout rate of 64.13%, 66.4% voted Yes, 33.6% voted No.   Support was strongest

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18 June 2018
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Conscientious objection

Abortion in Ireland: doctors ask to include their right to conscientious objection in proposed legislation

Under the current abortion bill, refusing to refer patients to doctors willing to perform abortions would “be a breach of the law“. While the law allows conscientious objection and allows

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18 June 2018
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End of life

Portugal’s Parliament rejects euthanasia

The bill that would have legalised euthanasia in Portugal was rejected Tuesday evening, with 110 votes in favour, 115 against, and only four abstentions. The vote took place after a

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

Arkansas: US Supreme Court upholds strict law limiting medication-induced abortions

Planned Parenthood’s case was dismissed by the Supreme Court of the United States. The organisation had tried to block a 2015 law that considerably restricted access to the RU-486 abortion

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18 June 2018
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End of life

Dignitas President accused of making money on the back of euthanasia patients

Twenty years after creating Dignitas, the assisted suicide organisation, its president, 85-year-old Ludwig A. Minelli, is in court, accused of “making money through death”. It is the first time that

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18 June 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Surrogacy is illegal in Portugal – nevertheless surrogacy company opens office in Lisbon

Though surrogacy is banned in Portugal, an Israeli company has nevertheless opened an office in Lisbon to offer its services to Portuguese couples. Roy Nir, the company’s CEO, spoke to

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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
    • 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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