The vote for the first reading of the Bioethics law was held in the French Senate on February 4, 2020, passing by 10 votes (153 votes for, 143 against). Although we appreciate the attempts made to amend the draft law, it has not fundamentally changed. The Senators...
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Death of an American Surrogate Mother
Michelle Reaves, a young American wife, and mother of two children, died tragically during childbirth. She was serving as a gestational surrogate for the second time for same couple. The news of Michele’s death was spread by one of her friends who set up an online...
[Press Release] France Bioethics Bill: Alliance VITA denounces the Senate’s Transgressive Vote
In the plenary session on February 4, 2020, the French Senate voted the bioethics bill. However, this text does not deserve to be called bioethical. It threatens the rights of the most vulnerable in our society by ignoring the fundamental principles of human ecology....
Belgium: The Euthanasia Trial
On January 31, the verdict was rendered in the trial for three Belgian doctors who had performed euthanasia on Tine Nys in 2010, a young girl suffering from mental problems: the three were acquitted. The Belgian press refers to it as “the euthanasia trial", which is...
March for the Children: Caroline Roux’s Speech
In Paris, on January 19, 2020, Caroline Roux, Alliance VITA’s Assistant General Delegate, spoke at the massive citizen protest movement against the bioethics bill, organized by “March for the Children”. “If we are here today, braving the cold, some travelling from...
Genetically-Modified Babies: Chinese Scientist Convicted
In China, the scientist who produced genetically modified twin babies has been sentenced to three years in prison. In November 2018, the Chinese scientist He Jiankiu provoked shock and outrage around the world when he announced the birth of twin girls whose DNA he had...