The Republican-controlled State Assembly on Thursday approved a measure banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in a medical emergency. The bill goes to Gov. Scott Walker for his signature. Mr. Walker, who is set to announce his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, will sign the bill into law, a
A judge on Tuesday blocked a new state law that requires women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida and the Center for Reproductive Rights had sued, arguing that the law violates the right to privacy guaranteed in the State Constitution. Florida was scheduled to become the
The Constitutional Court is about to rule on the fundamental issue of embryo research. Whatever the Court’s ruling, the Italian Parliament may still intervene to lift a ban that is harmful both to research and health. For these reasons, we have prepared this petition which we ask you to sign. Promoters: Michele De Luca ,
The “World Congress for Freedom of Research” gathers scientists, researchers, politicians and citizens with the purpose of finding solutions for the governance of issues such as research on embryos, patents, clinical trials, narcotic drugs, GMOs, animal testing and, more in general, to address the relationship between science and religion, and science and democracy. It owes
A prosecutor in Georgia prosecutor announced on Wednesday that he had dismissed murder charges against a 23-year-old woman accused of inducing an abortion by taking pills. The Associated Press reported that Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards had said in statement that Kenlissia Jones had been released from jail. However, she still faced a charge
The California Senate approved a physician-assisted suicide bill on Thursday that would allow some terminally ill patients to obtain medication to end their lives, even as opponents criticized the bill as dangerous. California lawmakers unveiled the bill in January in an effort tearfully welcomed by a woman whose 29-year-old daughter, Brittany Maynard, moved from California
PARIS — Europe’s top human rights court has allowed doctors to stop treatment of a French man left comatose after a car accident seven years ago, a case that has drawn nationwide attention amid debate about end-of-life practices. The European Court of Human Rights on Friday confirmed a decision by a French court last year
Country Report – Canada: Canada is currently one of the few countries in the world that does not place any legal restrictions on abortion. In 1969, during former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal administration, a law was introduced legalizing abortion in Canada as long as a committee of doctors signed off that it was
The purpose of my assignment with the World Congress for Freedom of Scientific Research was to research legislative changes that took place between April 2014 and May 2015 relating to abortion, end-of-life decisions, stem-cell research, and assisted reproduction technologies. By studying past news articles and websites dedicated to such topics, I had to determine
An ailing Chilean girl who got international attention by going on YouTube to make a public plea for permission to end her life has died of her illness. Cystic fibrosis sufferer Valentina Maureira had asked Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to allow her to be euthanized in the YouTube video earlier this year. Her father, Fredy
