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Assisted suicide now legal in California

Ten percent of Americans now have access to assisted suicide after Jerry Brown, governor of California, approved Assembly Bill 15 on October 5. “This is the biggest victory for the death-with-dignity movement since Oregon passed the nation’s first law two … Tęsti skaitymą

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Bioethicist: UK Man, His Surrogate Mom – and Their Baby – Are ‘Family’

A British high court has permitted Kyle Casson, a single man, to adopt an eight-month-old boy who was carried and delivered by a surrogate — Casson’s own mother. more

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British mum, 59, in bid for world medical first: I’ll give birth to baby of my dead daughter

A British woman is staging a desperate legal bid to become pregnant with her own grandchild – using her dead daughter’s eggs. In the first case of its kind in the world, the woman, 59, and her husband will claim … Tęsti skaitymą

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UK approves three-person babies

The UK has now become the first country to approve laws to allow the creation of babies from three people. The modified version of IVF has passed its final legislative obstacle after being approved by the House of Lords. The … Tęsti skaitymą

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‘Three-person babies – not three-parent babies’

On Tuesday, MPs will decide whether to allow the creation of babies from three people – mum, dad and a second, donor, woman. more

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The rise of the BABY VIKINGS: Why single British women desperate for children are turning to sperm donors in Denmark – who’ll play no part in their offspring’s lives

The Danes are famous for exporting beer, bacon, Lego — and now sperm. BBC documentary went behind the scenes at several clinics, including Cryos in Aarhus, the biggest sperm bank in the world. Danish sperm bought over the internet and … Tęsti skaitymą

Paskelbta Gyvenimo pradžios etinės problemos | Komentarai įrašui The rise of the BABY VIKINGS: Why single British women desperate for children are turning to sperm donors in Denmark – who’ll play no part in their offspring’s lives yra išjungti

Euthanasia law passes in Quebec, Canada, allowing terminally ill patients to die with doctor’s help

Canada’s Quebec province has adopted legislation allowing terminally ill patients to kill themselves with a doctor’s help, becoming the first jurisdiction in the country to effectively legalise assisted suicide. more

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Belgium passes law extending euthanasia to children of all ages

Belgian lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to extend the country’s euthanasia law to children under the age of 18. The 86-44 vote in the House of Representatives, on Thursday, with 12 abstentions, followed approval by the senate in December. The law … Tęsti skaitymą

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ACMG Recommendations Are a Controversial but Necessary Step Towards Genomic Medicine

The recommendations state that laboratories performing a sequencing analysis of the protein-coding regions of DNA (the exome) or of the entire genetic code (the genome) for any medical indication should also examine 57 genes for well-recognized mutations that might signal … Tęsti skaitymą

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Texas hospital sued for keeping pregnant woman on life support despite family’s objections

The husband of a woman who has been kept on life support in a Texas hospital because she is pregnant has filed a suit against the hospital, claiming that it is violating Texas law by continuing to treat someone who … Tęsti skaitymą

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