Artificial gestation: advance or retreat?

Some media echo an investigation published in the Chinese magazine “Journal of Biomedical Engineering”, developed by researchers from the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, in China, who claim to have built an artificial uterus capable of simulating the functions of the maternal uterus in humans, although the experiments carried out to date have…

‘I had the feeling of doing something clandestine’: aborting is legal in Spain but there are doctors who refuse to do it

Many Spanish doctors declare themselves conscientious objectors, which makes access difficult for women seeking the procedure. ZARAGOZA, Spain – Mercedes Sobreviela, a gynecologist in this city in northeastern Spain, believes that the decision to have an abortion concerns women. He says that the “right decision” for a woman is “whenever she wants.” But as a…

Sweden to end the practice of prescribing puberty-blockers to minors

Karalinska Hospital in Sweden, one of the world’s most renowned medical establishments, to end the practice of prescribing puberty-blockers to minors. The hospital cited the high risk-to-benefit ratio of hormonal interventions in children to justify their decision. What’s called the “Dutch Protocol,” of blocking puberty and then administering cross-sex hormones, may be falling out of favor.…