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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 of a study published in June 2024 in the scientific journal American...
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Euthanasia in Ontario: over 400 breaches of the euthanasia law result in only reminders of the law
Between 2018 and 2023, more than 400 criminal offences involving euthanasia were recorded in Ontario. In 2024, doctors revealed this figure to the press, highlighting the facts contained in various reports from the...
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Organ donation after euthanasia: Altruism to mask utilitarianism?
The 10th ‘Sympadot’ symposium, organised on 21 November by the Transplantation Department of Brussels University Hospital (Erasme), focused on organ donation and transplantation. Among the topics discussed was the...
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...
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...
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...
Parentage and Access to Origins
Access to origins: Belgian law deems gamete donor anonymity unconstitutional
In a ruling handed down on September 26, 2024, Belgium's Constitutional Court ruled that legislative provisions which absolutely prevent a child born from a gamete donation from obtaining any information from the...
Palliative Care
World Palliative Care Day: “It's about reducing suffering, not ending life”
October 12, 2024 is World Hospice Palliative Care Day. To mark the occasion, the three Belgian palliative care federations in Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders have relaunched a national campaign to spread a more positive...
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Alberta (Canada): a setback for the expansion of euthanasia?
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