<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Along with the rapid growth that the field of assisted reproduction has experienced over the last few years, numerous ethical issues have arisen and need to be discussed thoroughly. One of them is the limitation of access to assisted reproduction techniques. Because no one should be discriminated against, it is essential to substantiate every single refusal of access carefully. The criterion of welfare of the child is used most frequently. In this paper, we propose a thought experiment aiming at contributing to the discussion by demonstrating that this criterion, even in its strictest form, can easily allow access to assisted reproduction for legal persons as well.</p></abstract>

Along with the rapid growth that the field of assisted reproduction has experienced over the last few years, numerous ethical issues have arisen and need to be discussed thoroughly. One of them is the limitation of access to assisted reproduction techniques. Because no one should be discriminated against, it is essential to substantiate every single refusal of access carefully. The criterion of welfare of the child is used most frequently. In this paper, we propose a thought experiment aiming at contributing to the discussion by demonstrating that this criterion, even in its strictest form, can easily allow access to assisted reproduction for legal persons as well.

Access to medically assisted reproduction for legal persons: Possible?

Ethics & Bioethics

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Along with the rapid growth that the field of assisted reproduction has experienced over the last few years, numerous ethical issues have arisen and need to be...

Access to medically assisted reproduction for legal persons: Possible?

Published Online: Jul 19, 2018

Page range: 109 - 120

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2018-0002

Keywords
assisted reproduction, legal aspects, access, legal person, welfare of the child, thought experiment

© 2018 Hana Konečná, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Access to medically assisted reproduction for legal persons: Possible?

Published Online: Jul 19, 2018

Page range: 109 - 120

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2018-0002

Keywordsassisted reproduction, legal aspects, access, legal person, welfare of the child, thought experiment

© 2018 Hana Konečná, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
assisted reproduction, legal aspects, access, legal person, welfare of the child, thought experiment