On 18 February 2021, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa asked the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate the recently passed...
Lire plusFrance Abortion Reform Bill: MP’s Cancel the Public Debate Planned on Feb 18th
by IsabelleManceron | February 17, 2021 | Abortion, News
The Socialist Group has given up the idea of holding an open public debate on the latest bill to extend abortion rights. They claim that the...
Lire plusFrench Government Launches Platform to Help Parents Protect Children from Pornography
by IsabelleManceron | February 12, 2021 | Family, News
On Tuesday February 9, 2021, the French government launched its’ platform to help parents protect minors over the age of six from exposure to...
Lire plusSurvey Shows that Advance Directives Are Becoming Better-Known
by IsabelleManceron | February 5, 2021 | End of life, News, Palliative care
Five years after the Claeys-Leonetti Act of February 2, 2016 was enacted, the National Centre for Palliative and End of Life Care (“CNSPFV”)...
Lire plusBioethics Law: A Close Analysis After French Senate 2nd Reading
by IsabelleManceron | February 5, 2021 | Bioethics, Bioethics Law, News
At the 2nd reading of the French bioethics bill, the Senate made significant modifications, removing several clauses which had provoked strong...
Lire plusFrench Senate Special Committee on Bioethics: Some Success Albeit Mixed
by IsabelleManceron | January 29, 2021 | Bioethics Law, News
In early February, the French Senate will continue to examinate the bioethics bill at second reading. The latest version of the bill produced...
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