Assisted Conception

by Gunning, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9780754621492
• ISBN10: 0754621499
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd

Summary

The European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine entered into force on 1 December 1999. While having an impact on health law in general, the most far reaching consequences are felt in the steep change it has brought about in the legal approaches to human embryo research.This book examines the future possibilities for human embryo research in light of new reproductive technologies and their transfer to clinical practice. In particular it accurately locates the climate of ideas and ethical issues surrounding assisted conception, providing new perspectives on the effectiveness of current legislation and the need for technical standardization of clinical procedures. It will rapidly become a standard work on the subject for medico-legal academics and researchers and bio-ethicists alike.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	viii
List of Contributors	ix
Preface	xii
Acknowledgements	xiv
List of Abbreviations	xv
Introduction
Introduction	3	(8)
Jennifer Gunning
PART I: RESEARCH
Overview: Human Embryo Research	11	(6)
Bruno Brambati
Andre Van Steirteghem
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis	17	(10)
Jennifer Gunning
Future Directions in Research on Human Embryos	27	(22)
Martin H. Johnson
PART II: ETHICS
Overview: Ethical Issues	49	(8)
Veronica English
Inez de Beaufort
Between Pragmatism and Principles?	57	(10)
Inez de Beaufort
Veronica English
Information Disclosure and Consent	67	(8)
Sheila A.M. McLean
The Influence of Pluralism in the Perception of the Status of the Embryo	75	(8)
Maurizio Mori
Human Cloning: The Case of the (Preimplantation) Embryo, an Ethical Exploration	83	(18)
Guido de Wert
PART III: LAW
Overview: Legislative Approaches	101	(6)
Jennifer Gunning
Legal Approaches: France	107	(10)
Pascal Kamina
The Regulation of Human Embryo Research in the UK: What Implications for Therapeutic Research?	117	(10)
Martin H. Johnson
The Role of Ethics Committees in Framing Legislation on Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Research?	127	(12)
Linda Nielsen
The Hungarian Legislative Approach to Assisted Procreation: An Attempt at Transparency	139	(14)
Judit Sandor
Health Council Report on Embryo Research: Perspectives on New Legislation in the Netherlands	153	(10)
Wybo J. Dondorp
Legal Approaches in Germany	163	(12)
Inga Hanschel
Regulating Reproductive Technologies: Ten Years Down the Tube?	175	(26)
Derek Morgan
Regulation of Assisted Conception Services: The Need for Technical Standardization	201
Jennifer Gunning