Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspects

The high rates of infertility in the 1980s resulted in the first child conceived by in vitro fertilization. This led to the generation of supernumerary embryos, opening the way for the manipulation of the embryonic material with different purposes, among which are biomedical research and experimenta...

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Main Authors: Natalia Rosell Ferris, Francisca Ramón Fernández
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2020-05-01
Series:Revista Sobre la Infancia y la Adolescencia
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/reinad/article/view/12669
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description The high rates of infertility in the 1980s resulted in the first child conceived by in vitro fertilization. This led to the generation of supernumerary embryos, opening the way for the manipulation of the embryonic material with different purposes, among which are biomedical research and experimentation, for which a limit of 14 days was established. The great amount of tensions around the imposed limit led to the creation of a new reality called “pre-embryo”, which established the borderline between acceptable and unacceptable research. However, the status of the embryo generated great controversy from biological, ontological and ethical points of view. All this prompted the Law to develop legislation, which has been evolving over the years, adapting it to scientific progress in this area. In the present work we will analyze the main legal problems regarding the biomedical research carried out on supernumerary pre-embryos and foetuses from assisted reproduction techniques through the analysis of legislation and doctrine, in order to reach conclusions with regard to the current situation, both Spanish and European, of the subject in question.
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spelling doaj.art-7a1fe559f7e246e1bc5262b872f0409e2025-01-02T06:55:50ZcatUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaRevista Sobre la Infancia y la Adolescencia2174-72102020-05-01018173610.4995/reinad.2020.126698094Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspectsNatalia Rosell Ferris0Francisca Ramón Fernández1Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaThe high rates of infertility in the 1980s resulted in the first child conceived by in vitro fertilization. This led to the generation of supernumerary embryos, opening the way for the manipulation of the embryonic material with different purposes, among which are biomedical research and experimentation, for which a limit of 14 days was established. The great amount of tensions around the imposed limit led to the creation of a new reality called “pre-embryo”, which established the borderline between acceptable and unacceptable research. However, the status of the embryo generated great controversy from biological, ontological and ethical points of view. All this prompted the Law to develop legislation, which has been evolving over the years, adapting it to scientific progress in this area. In the present work we will analyze the main legal problems regarding the biomedical research carried out on supernumerary pre-embryos and foetuses from assisted reproduction techniques through the analysis of legislation and doctrine, in order to reach conclusions with regard to the current situation, both Spanish and European, of the subject in question.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/reinad/article/view/12669embriones humanos, preembriones supernumerarios, investigación biomédica, legislación bioética, fertilización in vitro
spellingShingle Natalia Rosell Ferris
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Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspects
Revista Sobre la Infancia y la Adolescencia
embriones humanos, preembriones supernumerarios, investigación biomédica, legislación bioética, fertilización in vitro
title Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspects
title_full Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspects
title_fullStr Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspects
title_full_unstemmed Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspects
title_short Pre-embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques: ethical and legal aspects
title_sort pre embryos and leftover fetuses that are not used to carry otu assisted reproduction techniques ethical and legal aspects
topic embriones humanos, preembriones supernumerarios, investigación biomédica, legislación bioética, fertilización in vitro
url https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/reinad/article/view/12669
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