Non-invasive prenatal testing is becoming a growth industry
A fascinating article in the journal Annual Reviews examines the uptake of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in Australia, Canada, China and Hong Kong, India, Israel, Lebanon, the...
Benin and El Salvador go in opposite directions on abortion
Parliamentary committee votes / La Prensa Grafica It is odd to see how countries can differ so radically on the fundamental issue of abortion. The...
Pope Francis insists on right to conscientious objection for abortion refuseniks
Pope Francis Health workers have a non-negotiable right to conscientious objection if they are asked to participate in an abortion, Pope Francis told a conference of...
UK court upholds legality of aborting Down Syndrome babies
A woman with Down syndrome lost a court challenge against the UK government last week contesting the legality of abortion up until birth of a...
Mexico’s Supreme Court dismantles conscientious objection
The Supreme Court of Mexico is dismantling the right of doctors to conscientious objection, after its recent decision that the states must decriminalise abortion. In its decision...
Biden begins his ‘all of government’ response to restrictive Texas abortion law
Attorney-General denounces the law as ‘clearly unconstitutional’
Ireland chooses
Ireland, which was once Europe’s most socially conservative nation, has voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to its constitution in order to permit abortion. The...
Does religion have a role in bioethics?
The notion that religious convictions have no place in medicine or bioethics is widespread and growing. The notion that religious convictions have no place in...
Remember Savita?
The Indian dentist’s death was misrepresented. A new style of journalism has emerged in the UK: slow journalism. “Because today's ultra-fast news cycle rates being...
More restraint was needed in reporting Savita’s death
Hi there, One of the impressive things about the reaction of the police and the government in Boston after the terrible bomb blasts near the...
Ireland’s fiery abortion case ends in verdict of “medical misadventure”
The outcome of the official coroner’s inquest was that Ms Halappanavar died in University Hospital Galway as a result of “medical misadventure”. “Ireland's law and...
Pregnant woman’s death pours fuel on Ireland’s fiery abortion debate
Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old pregnant woman died of septicaemia Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are under attack after a 31-year-old...