The situation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany: legal and ethical problems
| Autor: | Eberhard Schwinger, Michael Ludwig, Deborah Pergament, Klaus Diedrich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Legislation Medical Embryonic Development Legislation Fertilization in Vitro Preimplantation genetic diagnosis German Pregnancy Germany medicine Humans Ethics Medical Pregnancy termination Genetics (clinical) Preimplantation Diagnosis Gynecology business.industry Genetic Diseases Inborn Obstetrics and Gynecology respiratory system humanities language.human_language Fetal Diseases Harm Law Abortion Legal language lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Female business |
| Zdroj: | Prenatal diagnosis. 20(7) |
| ISSN: | 0197-3851 |
| Popis: | Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has not been performed in Germany. Existing German laws do not explicitly permit or prohibit PGD. German law does forbid the wasting of totipotent embryonic cells, fertilizing oocyctes without transferring them in the same cycle, and the use of micromanipulations that later may harm embryonic development. German law also limits the number of oocytes allowed to be fertilized in each in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle to three and prohibits research on embryos. The existence of these laws may impede but not prevent the development of PGD programmes in Germany. In contrast, the liberal regulation of pregnancy termination coupled with the development of ethical guidelines specific to PGD may facilitate the introduction of PGD in Germany. Because of these contradictions, legislation is required to clarify the legal status of PGD in Germany. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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