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US study: complications caused by abortion pill for more than 10% of women
A study published by the American think tank The Ethics and Public Policy Center reveals that complications occur in more than 10% of women who have used the abortion pill Mifeprex (the brand name for mifepristone) as part of a medical abortion in the United States. This figure is 22 times higher than indicated...
News Fertility and Pregnancy
Spinal muscular atrophy: promising treatment administered for the first time to foetuses during pregnancy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a hereditary genetic disease characterised by the progressive destruction of the nerve cells that control the body's movements. Until now, treatments were implemented after birth to try...
News Abortion
Live births after late-term abortion are no exception
In Quebec, induced abortions during the second trimester of pregnancy result in a live birth more than one in ten times (11.2%). Of these live-born fetuses, one in ten survives more than 3 hours. These are the findings...
News Fertility and Pregnancy
Natural Fertility Awareness Methods: Empowering Couples with Greater Autonomy
Long overshadowed by contraception, particularly the pill since the 1960s and 1970s, natural fertility awareness methods are experiencing a resurgence. This is largely due to increasing awareness of the health and...
News Abortion
Prof. emeritus Dr. Bernard Spitz: “Abortion: between fundamental right and crime against humanity”
Prof. emeritus Dr. Bernard Spitz is a physician and professor emeritus at the Catholic University of Louvain, where he taught obstetrics and medical ethics. Dr. Spitz is the (co-)author of “Quand vous perdez une grossesse précoce” (2010) and “Devenir Maman” (2021). As a doctor and teacher, Dr. Spitz is committed...
News Surrogacy
Italy recognizes surrogacy as a “universal crime”: symbolic measure or first step towards a global ban?
On October 16, 2024, the Italian Senate voted to extend the criminalization of surrogate motherhood to include the “crime of surrogate motherhood committed abroad by an Italian citizen”. From now on, Italian nationals...
News Medically Assisted Reproduction
Artificial reproduction: study reveals increased risk of congenital heart defects in children
According to a study published in the European Heart Journal (EHJ), children conceived by artificial procreation have a higher risk of congenital heart defects than those born of natural conception.
News Embryo
Cryopreservation of embryos: Study highlights ethical issues involved in their preservation and inevitable destruction
According to a study published last June, the number of human embryos cryopreserved following artificial reproduction has reached a record level in the UK. Published in The New Bioethics, the study analysed data...
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