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Established under the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act of 2004, Assisted Human Reproduction Canada (AHRC), also known as the Assisted Human…
OrganizationReproductive Techniques, AssistedOrganizationsReproductionReproductive RightsChorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a test used for prenatal diagnosis. Safe to perform at an earlier stage in pregnancy than amniocentesis, CVS is…
TechnologyChorionic Villus SamplingChorionic Villi SamplingReproductionQuickening, the point at which a pregnant woman can first feel the movements of the growing embryo or fetus, has long been considered a pivotal…
Human DevelopmentethicsReproductionFetusAbortionKnown for dropping a long-held distinction in the Catholic Church between the animated and unanimated fetus, Felice Peretti was born in Grottamare,…
PeoplereligionReproductionCatholicismPopesMizuko Kuyo is a Japanese Buddhist ceremony that focuses on a deceased fetus or stillborn child. This ceremony was originally developed to honor Jizo…
Fetal propitiatory rites--BuddhismAbortionFetusStillbirthBuddhism"Effraenatam," the brain-child of Pope Sixtus V, was released as a papal bull in the year 1588. Papal bulls are formal declarations issued by the…
LiteratureSixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590religionReproductionCatholicismAmniocentesis is a test used for prenatal diagnosis of inherited diseases, Rh incompatibility, neural tube defects, and lung maturity. Normally…
AmniocentesisReproductionFetusAs various societies around the world began legalizing abortive procedures or liberalizing government stances on abortion, the Roman Catholic Church'…
LiteraturereligionReproductionCatholicismAbortionMother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun known for her charitable work and attention to the poor, was born 26 August 1910. The youngest child of Albanian…
religionReproductionCatholicismContraceptionAbortionPope Pius XI, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was born to the wealthy owner of a silk factory on 31 May 1857 in Desio, Italy. He was ordained to…
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