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MAP – Surrogacy

Surrogacy in Cambodia: surrogate mothers to face legal proceedings

Following a surrogacy ban by the Cambodian Health Minister (see Cambodia bans surrogacy, following in the footsteps of India and Thailand), the Minister of the Interior has announced a “surrogacy

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22 January 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Medically Assisted Procreation (MAP): the freezing of embryos does not improve in-vitro fertilisation outcome

In a study to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists [1] show that in-vitro fertilisation procedures using frozen embryos generate the same number of births as fresh

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22 January 2018
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Organ donation

Number of organ transplants on the rise in the United States

The 2017 US organ donor list, drawn up by the United Network for Organ Sharing[1], is both “optimistic and disconcerting “.   In 2017, organs were harvested from 10,281 deceased donors, i.e.

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22 January 2018
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From “repair” to “augmentation” of human beings – where does transhumanism begin?

Bionic eye, prostheses, exoskeleton – the augmented human of the 21st century fascinates and repels us at the same time. But what is an augmented human? Where should the line

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

Ohio passes the bill banning Down syndrome abortions

On Friday 22 December, Ohio Governor, John Kasich, signed the bill adopted by the Senate last November (see Ban on abortions based on antenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome in Ohio: draft

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15 January 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Switzerland: reimbursement of infertility treatments in question

In Switzerland, infertile couples can be reimbursed by basic health insurance to cover one year of ovarian stimulation and three inseminations (per pregnancy). This general rule is, however, left to

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15 January 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

Germany: parentage under scrutiny following sex change

In Germany, a man froze his sperm before undergoing a sex change in 2012. Three years later, his partner gave birth to a child by medically assisted procreation (MAP) using

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15 January 2018
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MAP – Surrogacy

England: will self-preservation of eggs soon be covered for transgender individuals?

The British Fertility Society is issuing new guidelines recommending that the NHS covers the self-preservation of eggs of transgender individuals prior to transition[1], “so that they can be parents”. Wales and Scotland

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15 January 2018
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