RESUMO
El ordenamiento jurídico español permite la donación anónima de gametos con fines de reproducción asistida. Su carácter altruista apenas se discute, aunque existen importantes beneficios económicos para la industria de la reproducción. Ligado a esta cuestión está su carácter anónimo, que se vincula tradicionalmente a su carácter altruista, pero en verdad también fomenta la existencia de un importante número de donantes con los que abastecer una demanda creciente en nuestra sociedad. Igualmente apenas se debaten los posibles efectos secundarios de dichas donaciones, sobre todo en el caso de la donación de óvulos. Todas estas cuestiones convierten a España en un destino privilegiado de la medicina reproductiva a pesar de esta ausencia de conocimiento en general y de debate público sobre los mencionados aspectos éticos controvertidos (AU)
The Spanish legal system allows the anonymous donation of gametes for assisted reproduction purposes. Its altruistic characteristic is almost not discussed at all, although there are important economic benefits for the reproductive industry. Linked to this question, it appears its anonymity, traditionally connected to its altruistic character, but in fact it also promotes an important number of donors, essential to cover the increasing demand of gametes in our society. Moreover, scarce attention is given to the side effects of these donations, especially in the cases of oocyte donation. All these matters facilitate that Spain becomes a privileged place for the cross-border reproductive care, despite the lack of knowledge in general and a lack of public debate about the above controversial mentioned ethical issues (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos/legislação & jurisprudência , Células Germinativas , Técnicas de Reprodução Assistida/ética , Transferência Intrafalopiana de Gameta/ética , Altruísmo , Anonimização de Dados/ética , Legislação Médica , Doação de Oócitos/efeitos adversosRESUMO
This article presents the Catholic Christian tradition and teaching on the moral respect due to human life from conception, supported by natural law moral philosophical reasoning. This approach contrasts with the ethical views of secular philosophers on human embryo research for therapeutic purposes. The challenges for Catholic healthcare institutions is to find ethical ways of using suitable pluripotent stem cells for therapies without creating or destroying human embryos. Catholic teaching on infertility treatment and reproductive technology are presented with emphasis given to the ethical need for children to be conceived and born of the marriage union compared with alterative ethical approaches for the use of infertility treatment and reproductive technology.
Assuntos
Catolicismo , Técnicas de Reprodução Assistida/ética , Clonagem de Organismos/ética , Embrião de Mamíferos , Feminino , Fertilização , Transferência Intrafalopiana de Gameta/ética , Homossexualidade Feminina , Direitos Humanos , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Inseminação Artificial Heteróloga/ética , Masculino , Casamento , Doação de Oócitos/ética , Gravidez , Religião e Medicina , Pais Solteiros , Mães SubstitutasRESUMO
The House of Commons Science & Technology Committee has reviewed the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. It considered a) the balance between legislation, regulation and reproductive freedom; b) the role of Parliament in human reproductive technologies; and c) the foundation, adequacy and appropriateness of the ethical framework for legislation. It also considered the Act itself and the workings of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Its report is written from a very liberal perspective, but is a very thorough overview of current issues and debate in the field. There follow, slightly abridged, the conclusions and recommendations of the 200-page report.
