by APFLI | Jul 14, 2015 | Studies - Depression / Suicide / Mental Health
Do Women ‘Regret’ Abortions? New Study Helps End Debate… Really? [Comment: Ironically, the APA (American Psychological Association) which states that “Most adult women who terminate a pregnancy do not experience mental health problems” (see Abortion and Mental...
by APFLI | Jul 14, 2015 | Sterilization
We would like to point out that Essure may not be so “sure” after all—or so safe After receiving thousands of complaints of adverse side-effects, the FDA has decided to conduct a hearing on the safety and effectiveness of Essure. The controversial sterilization...
by APFLI | Jul 13, 2015 | Cloning / Artificial Conception / ESCR / Women's Health Concerns
[Comment: High-profile cases reveal verbal sleight of hand by a biomedical firm.] Gordie Howe, owner of the Vancouver Giants, at Gordie Howe Night at the Pacific Coliseum. It has been several years since the height of the stem-cell controversy, where every day debate...
by APFLI | Jul 13, 2015 | Hard Cases - Incest / Rape / Congenital Anomalies / Life of Mother, Studies - General Research
Please Note that any non-invasive prenatal chromosomal tests could test positive, possibly from cancer present in the mother. “[T]he new findings underscore the need to have any positive result confirmed by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling diagnostic...
by APFLI | Jul 13, 2015 | Imposed Death - Definitions / Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide / VSED
Around one in five patients who choose euthanasia in the Netherlands acts under pressure from family members, according to a leading expert on the ethics of assisted dying, as reported last week in Dutch News:...