Background During informal interviews in the course of an ethnographic study on
intergenerational dialogue between individuals with neurofibromatosis and their parents, many …

Although selective termination of pregnancy and fetal reduction in multiple pregnancy both
involve the termination in utero of the development of live fetuses, these two procedures are …

Background In France, neither Bioethics Law nor law related to abortion make reference to
selective terminations (ST). Because they apply in the context of multiple pregnancies, ST …

Embryonic research and genetic testing continue to raise concerns. 1 With controversy comes
debate and, sometimes, distortion of facts through the use of loaded terms and concepts …

Cross-border reproductive care (CBRC) can be defined as the movement from one
jurisdiction to another for medically assisted reproduction (MAR). CBRC raises many ethical …

Background: During informal interviews in the course of an ethnographic study on
intergenerational dialogue between individuals with neurofibromatosis and their parents, many …

In recent years one of the most controversial uses of anatomy for public display has been
Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds exhibitions. Von Hagens also provoked fresh outrage by …

For the gamete and embryo donation community, it is well recognized that the implementation
of a gamete and embryo donor registry (GEDR) represents a good initiative to ensure the …

We are grateful for the precious discussions we had with the members of the Transdisciplinary
Research group in Medical Genetics and Social Sciences at Université de Sherbrooke. …

BACKGROUND: This report describes a unique case of long-term survival of a young girl
who was diagnosed with severe, rapidly progressive lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D; …