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MAP – Surrogacy

Japanese man allowed to keep his thirteen children born to surrogate mothers in Thailand

A “baby factory” was discovered in a Bangkok apartment in the summer of 2014. Common paternity was quickly established through DNA tests (see “Baby factory” in Thailand – doctor ready

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6 March 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Irish referendum on abortion – the process is under way

Ireland is to hold a referendum this year to finalise abortion legislation. The Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution, which bestows equivalent rights on mother and child, could be repealed

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6 March 2018
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Retina scan used to test for cardiovascular diseases

Using artificial intelligence, scientists at Google’s Health Tech subsidiary, Verily, can predict the risk of heart attack or stroke by looking at images of a patient’s retina. They claim that

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6 March 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

“MAP for all”: a “restraint solution” adopted by the ECHR

Last week, the ECHR ruled as inadmissible the case of Charron and Merle-Montet v. France, in which “two women demanded a ‘right to a child without a father’” (see “MAP

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1 March 2018
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End of life

African doctors are against euthanasia and assisted suicide

President Ogirima of the African branch of the WMA  [1], has announced that “Africa rejects medically assisted suicide and euthanasia,” describing them as “contrary to the medical oath”, which states

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1 March 2018
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Prenatal diagnosis

Chinese team sequences the genome of two foetuses in utero

A team from the Beijing Genomics Institute in China has sequenced the genome of two foetuses in utero, in an attempt to detect their genetic risk for a certain number

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1 March 2018
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Predictive algorithms tantamount to a crystal ball?

More and more companies are investing in technology designed to help them predict the future, especially in terms of employee behaviour: productivity, interactions and even emotional states. These algorithms, which

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1 March 2018
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Organ donation

Dutch citizens automatically registered as donors

The law has just been adopted by the Dutch Parliament. From now on, all citizens over 18 years of age will be automatically included in the donor register unless they

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1 March 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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  • About & legals
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