In France, prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and is responsible for half of all disabilities of perinatal origin. It affects around 55,000 births each year, or approximately 7.5% of all births in the country. The British Medical Journal has...
A study has placed France above the European average for having recourse to abortion whenever Down’s Syndrome is detected. A study published at the end of 2020 in the European Journal of Human Genetics, and recently cited in an editorial, evaluated the population of...
Following the report submitted by MEP Predrag Fred Matic, the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) adopted a motion for a resolution "concerning sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU" on May 10th -11th. The...
In a report published on 4 May, France’s Defender of Rights, has denounced a large number of violations of the fundamental rights to respect and dignity of the residents in nursing home establishments for aged and dependent individuals, known in France as “EHPADs”....
Miscarriage is a common event which occurs in approximately 15% of all pregnancies and affects one in ten women. An estimated 23 million miscarriages occur every year worldwide, which is equivalent to 44 miscarriages every minute. In spite of this, the consequences...
On April 8th, the French National Assembly debated a bill tabled by MP Olivier Falorni to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. The promoters of euthanasia regularly argue about the hypocrisy of the French position. They claim that the annual number of clandestine...
