The debate on the new bioethics bill didn’t end on June 29, 2021, when the French Parliament finally adopted the text. A referral has now been filed with the Constitutional Council by 80 parliamentarians from right and center parties (Republicans or “LR” and Union of...
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Advanced Age Reform Could Be Decisive in Upcoming French Elections
Since 2017, successive announcements have been made for an upcoming reform of the “Advanced Age and Autonomy Act”. Prior to his election as French President, this reform was part of Emmanuel Macron’s campaign promises. The issuing of additional sanitary restrictions...
Abortion: EU Parliament Stepping on Member States’ Toes
At its plenary meeting on June 24, 2021, the European Parliament voted to adopt the highly controversial motion for a resolution "regarding reproductive and sexual health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women's health", which is specifically intended to restrict...
Gender Dysphoria Being Questioned: Overreaction, Overdiagnosis, and Overmedicalization?
Gender dysphoria is a medical term listed in American Psychiatric Association’s textbook to describe the distress resulting from the incongruence between the gender assigned at birth and the gender with which one identifies. It is "characterized by a strong and...
French Bioethics Law: Forcing through Ethical Red Lines
Alliance VITA denounces the way ethical red lines were crossed when the legislation was forced through the National Assembly in third reading. In total disregard for the fundamental principles of human ecology, this law puts in danger the rights of the most vulnerable...
Three-Child Policy in China: What Consequences?
On May 31st the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, the country's central decision-making body, announced that the Chinese government will provide support for couples who wish to have a third child. According to the State-run Xinhua news agency, the objective is...