A child should grow up with his mother. That’s the theory. But in the real world, some new mothers are in panic and try to hide their baby. That is where the baby hatch seems to be an outcome. The number of them is growing in Europe.

In a new promotional video of the German car producer Porsche, the Portuguese capital of Lisbon could easily be recognised. However, something did not match reality.

Since the beginning of this century, the number of Evangelical churches in Portugal has almost doubled. About 44 per cent of the congregations did not exist before 2001.

The Portuguese population may now legally choose euthanasia to end their lives.

In surrogacy, the interests of the child and the surrogate mother collide. This says the Portuguese bioethics committee. Nevertheless, the government wants to continue regulating the practice.