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Saviour Siblings and the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology: Harm, Ethics and Law - Couverture rigide

Smith, Malcolm K.

 
9781409460961: Saviour Siblings and the Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technology: Harm, Ethics and Law

Synopsis

This book focuses on the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in the context of families who seek to conceive a matching sibling donor as a source of tissue to treat an existing sick child, referred to as 'saviour siblings'. The author considers the legal and regulatory frameworks that impact on the accessibility of this technology in Australia and the UK, and analyses the ethical and moral issues that arise from the use of the technology for this specific purpose.

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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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