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Sex Change: High Court in London Rules Against Puberty Blockers
On December 1, 2020, in a landmark decision, the High Court in London rules against treatments that block puberty. The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by Keira Bell, a 23-year-old woman who began treatment with puberty blockers at age 16 to appear masculine. Today,...
Child Trafficking and Illegal Adoptions
Two recent reports of child trafficking have yet again illustrated the necessity for greater vigilance on a worldwide basis. Child Trafficking in Kenya Revealing the existence of a huge child trafficking network in Kenya, the first episode of a BBC documentary...
Live Birth After Ovarian Tissue Autograft in France
Following a transplant with her own ovarian tissue, a 27-year-old woman, Gwenola, recently became a mother at the Nantes Medical Center in France. Since age 18, Gwenola has suffered from lymphoma. Given that the chemotherapy is toxic to the ovaries, she had her...
Adoption Reform in France: Experts Sound Alarm
Many experts and associations are sounding the alarm on France’s adoption reform bill due to controversial measures which threaten the child’s best interests. The bill to reform adoption in France was recently tabled, in follow-up to the recommendations submitted on...
Ethics Committee and Priorities During the Pandemic
To address the ethical aspect of “managing numerous patients, with or without Covid, admitted to healthcare facilities during the epidemic”, the French Health and Solidarity Minister called upon the “CCNE” (National Consultative Ethics Committee). Two weeks later, on...
Gamete Donation Campaign to be Launched: to the Best Interest of the Child?
The French Biomedicine Agency (“ABM”) has recently launched a national gamete donation campaign, using a marketing argument prejudicial to the best interests of the child. According to the “ABM”, despite a significant increase in donations (up 38% between 2015 and...
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