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End of life

Vincent Lambert: Dr Sanchez and Reims University Hospital summoned to appear in court for “failure to assist a person in danger”

On 20 May, Vincent Lambert’s parents issued a direct summons against Reims University Hospital and Dr Vincent Sanchez to appear before Reims Criminal Court for “failure to assist a person

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17 June 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

The pill increases the risk of depression by 40%

Danish researchers at the University of Copenhagen have carried out a large-scale study on the link between hormonal contraception and depression. This study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, states

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17 June 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

United States: Supreme Court partially invalidates Indiana’s abortion law

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today on Indiana’s “restrictive” abortion law. It validated certain provisions of the law and invalidated others. In doing so, it has authorized the requirement to

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17 June 2019
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Genetically modified babies: a second international committee is established

He Jiankui, the researcher behind the birth revealed last November of the first genetically modified babies, was quickly condemned by the international scientific community. But this sentence was not shared

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17 June 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

A new bill introduced into Argentina’s parliament to decriminalize abortion

A new bill to decriminalize abortion has just been introduced into Argentina’s parliament. In 2018, a comparable bill was passed by parliament but rejected by the more conservative senate by

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17 June 2019
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Abortion - Medical termination of Pregnancy(MTP)

Abortion: two opposing laws in Louisiana and Maine

On 30 May, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards passed a law banning abortion as soon as a heart beat is detected, normally around the sixth week of pregnancy. An exception

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17 June 2019
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End of life

Italy: the National Federation of Doctors reaffirms its opposition to assisted suicide

As part of the current debates in Italy on legalizing euthanasia, the National Federation for the Orders of Doctors and Dentists (FNOMCeO) was heard on Thursday by the Chamber of

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17 June 2019
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MAP – Surrogacy

U.S. judges authorize grandparents to have descendants of their deceased son

The Supreme Court has ruled that the parents of the cadet who accidentally died in February are authorized to resort to surrogacy to get a descendant from their son’s sperm,

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11 June 2019
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    • End of life
    • Genome
    • GMO
    • MAP / surrogacy
    • Organ donation
    • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
    • Prenatal diagnosis
    • Transhumanism
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