1st Edition

Assisted Conception Research, Ethics and Law

By Jennifer Gunning Copyright 2000
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2003. Assisted conception is an area where it often seems that all the ethical and legal issues have been covered and then technology advances and the discussions start all over again. The book is an anthology of papers presented during a project looking at thearaputic research in assisted conception (TRAC). It is divided into three areas addressing research,... Read more
Introduction; 1: Introduction; 1: Research; 2: Overview: Human Embryo Research; 3: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis; 4: Future Directions in Research on Human Embryos; 2: Ethics; 5: Overview: Ethical Issues; 6: Between Pragmatism and Principles?; 7: Information Disclosure and Consent; 8: The Influence of Pluralism in the Perception of the Status of the Embryo; 9: Human Cloning: The Case of the (Preimplantation) Embryo, an Ethical Exploration; 3: Law; 10: Overview: Legislative Approaches; 11: Legal Approaches: France; 12: The Regulation of Human Embryo Research in the UK: What Implications for Therapeutic Research?; 13: The Role of Ethics Committees in Framing Legislation on Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Research; 14: The Hungarian Legislative Approach to Assisted Procreation: An Attempt at Transparency?; 15: Health Council Report on Embryo Research: Perspectives on New Legislation in the Netherlands; 16: Legal Approaches in Germany; 17: Regulating Reproductive Technologies: Ten Years Down the Tube?; 18: Regulation of Assisted Conception Services: The Need for Technical Standardization

Biography

Jennifer Gunning