Saviour Siblings and the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology - Couverture souple

Smith, Malcolm K.

 
9781138379886: Saviour Siblings and the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1138379883 ISBN 13 : 9781138379886
Editeur : Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Advances in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have been revolutionary. This book focuses on the use of ARTs in the context of families who seek to conceive a matching sibling donor as a source of tissue to treat an existing sick child. Such children have been referred to as 'saviour siblings'. Considering the legal and regulatory frameworks that impact on the accessibility of this technology in Australia and the UK, the work analyses the ethical and moral issues that arise from the use of the technology for this specific purpose. The author claims the only justification for limiting a family's reproductive liberty in this context is where the exercise of reproductive decision-making results in harm to others. It is argued that the harm principle is the underlying feature of legislative action in Western democratic society, and as such, this principle provides the grounds upon which a strong and persuasive argument is made for a less-restrictive regulatory approach in the context of 'saviour siblings'. The book will be of great relevance and interest to academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the fields of law, ethics, philosophy, science and medicine.

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À propos de l'auteur

Malcolm Smith is Senior Lecturer in Law and a member of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology. His current research focuses on the legal, regulatory and ethical issues associated with assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). He has published in these and related areas.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138379883
ISBN 13 
9781138379886
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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9781409460961: Saviour Siblings and the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology: Harm, Ethics and Law

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1409460967 ISBN 13 :  9781409460961
Editeur : Routledge, 2015
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