Review article
https://doi.org/10.31192/np.15.1.6
Ethical challenges in reproductive medicine and the Law of medically assisted insemination in the context of same-sex unions
Mislav Kutleša
Mladen Škvorc
Abstract
Whole 20th century was designated by sudden and rapid development of science, trough whom we especially mark medicine, biomedicine and bioengineering, which left nobody indifferent, as we can see in challenges and debates created by relationship between science and ethics. Although named sciences were rapidly evolved achieving amazing success in the field of human health and life, simultaneously with them was developed awareness of the need to respect ethical principles. Ethical principles were primarily related to the position, value and dignity of human in the horizons of scientific research and reach. In modern age, it refers to the relationship that is created by reproductive medicine, respectively medically assisted conception, against infertility and position of the child. Although, conditionally saying, initially artificial insemination had sense within the marriage and cohabitated infertile couples, recently appeared special ethical issues in the context of same-sex unions that de facto have equal rights same as cohabitation between a man and a woman. At this point, we especially extricate the right to offspring achievable by medically assisted insemination.
Keywords
medically assisted insemination; infertility; Law of medically assisted insemination; right to child; same-sex partnerships; responsible procreation
Hrčak ID:
177895
URI
Publication date:
21.3.2017.
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