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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Planned Parenthood Association – public health organisation or political movement?

In its annual activity report, the American organisation, Planned Parenthood, reveals that 321,384 abortions were performed in 2017, generating a profit of $98.5 million.   The report highlights the organisation’s

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29 January 2018
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End of life

New Zealand: “In 40 years of geriatric practice, I have never seen such unmanageable suffering”

Doctor David E. Richmond is Professor Emeritus of Geriatric Medicine at Auckland University in New Zealand. He is speaking out against a forum which, in his opinion, provides a perfect

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29 January 2018
Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Law to liberalise abortion rejected in Poland

In the context of restricted access to abortion in Poland (see Poland: One hundred MPs demand the Constitutional Court to challenge exceptions to abortion, Poland: draft bill to ban eugenic abortions), a

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29 January 2018
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Pope Francis denounces “subtle attacks on life”

During his New Year address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis warned against “subtle” attacks on the right to life and against “controversial beliefs surrounding human

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23 January 2018
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Genome

CRISPR Cas9 blocked by the human immune system?

Our immune system could block some gene therapies based on the CRISPR-Cas9 enzyme – at least according to one study [1] pre-published on the bioRxiv site on 5 January.   CRISPR-Cas9 is

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23 January 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

IUD pregnancies: risks for mother and child

Scientists at Ben Gourion University of Neguev and Soroka have studied cases of IUD pregnancies. IUD is the most widespread form of contraception in the world. According to the scientists,

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23 January 2018
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Embryo research and alternatives

“Boys Only”: a CRISPR research project to produce only male cattle

Australian geneticist, Alison Van Eenennaam, works at California University and is a keen advocate of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and genetic changes using CRISPR. Her work focuses on cattle. In

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23 January 2018
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

United States: a federal law to protect babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt?

In the United States, a draft bill states that any doctor who fails to administer appropriate care to a newborn infant following a failed attempt at abortion faces a prison

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22 January 2018
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