Fertility
AKP deputy demands jail time for consensual incest relationships
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Metin Külünk submitted a legislative proposal on Sept. 8 to the Turkish parliament, asking for those involved in consensual incest relationships to be given jail terms between eight and 12 years.
Külünk's proposal said the 104th article of the Turkish Criminal Law should add the following provision:
The State Will Finance Four In Vitro Procedures
Annually, the state will allocate nearly BGN 3 million more to finance another in vitro procedure, reported BGNES.
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Game of Thrones viewers more likely to have sex, survey says
Game of Thrones viewers are well aware that the risqué HBO drama includes a heavy serving of nudity and sex scenes. But it turns out, fans of the show tend to get a lot of action, too (minus the incest and eunuchs).
Population set to shrink up to 18 pct by 2050
A new study released by the Berlin Institute for Population and Development suggests that Greece is set to lose up to 18 percent of its population by the middle of the century.
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Men’s sperm count in West down by 50% in past 38 years, study shows (infographic)
According to new research, there has been an alarming decrease in the average sperm count of western men over the last few decades. From 1973 to 2011, the researchers observed a 59 percent fall, from 337.5 million to 137.5 million.
Transgender man pregnant
A pair of gay dads are expecting a baby together after one of them, who is transgender, became pregnant.
Trystan Reese, 34, and Biff Chaplow, from Portland, have revealed that they will be welcoming a child this summer after experiencing a heart-breaking miscarriage at six weeks in 2016, when trans-dad Trystan became pregnant for the first time.
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Turkey's fertility rate falls to critical level of 2.1 for first time since WWI
Turkey's fertility rate hit the replacement level of the population in 2016, at 2.1 children, according to 2016 birth statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on May 18.
Samos anesthetists cite moral concerns over abortions
Authorities are investigating the refusal of anesthesiologists at the General Hospital of Samos in the eastern Aegean to provide their services in cases of abortions at 12 weeks or less, citing moral concerns.
9-month pregnant mom boxing! (video-photos)
A boxing mad mother-to-be who exercised for four hours a week during her pregnancy claims her regime cured her morning sickness.
Vicky Sim has spent her pregnancy eating clean foods and raw veg as she was still showing off her toned bump in the ring up until her due date today.
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Doctors in Samos refuse to perform abortions
The anesthesiologists at the Hospital of Samos have collectively refused to issue anesthetic treatment to pregnant women for abortions on grounds of conscience. In a written statement handed to the hospital’s management, the employees said they would refrain from issuing anesthetics to pregnant women who wanted to perform abortions, unless serious life threatening risks demanded it.
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