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Access to donor insemination: Canadian ideals--UK law and practice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15072076     Owner:  KIE     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Reproductive technology has made a huge impact on society, exposing many long-standing, unresolved anomalies in our values and traditions. Access to medically assisted reproduction is particularly controversial, raising medical, legal and ethical issues. The 1980s saw increasing demands across several jurisdictions for clear legal rules, the hope being expressed in Canada that "the law may reflect the community's level of tolerance; but...also stretch or fashion it in the interests of a worthy goal." The Canadian Law Reform Commission recommended that, with regard to donor insemination, "protection for the traditional family should not be incorporated in legislation" and that "access should be limited only in terms of the cost and scarcity of resources", selection not being based on "family status, sexual orientation and so on". This paper attempts a comparative examination of UK legislation on reproductive technology in this light, with particular focus on the rationing of access to donor insemination.
Authors:
E Rennie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical law international     Volume:  4     ISSN:  0968-5332     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Law Int     Publication Date:  1999  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-04-08     Completed Date:  2004-05-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9419080     Medline TA:  Med Law Int     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  23-38     Citation Subset:  E    
Affiliation:
Medico-Legal Centre, Sheffield, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Canada
Child
Child Welfare
Family Characteristics
Great Britain
Health Services Accessibility / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous / legislation & jurisprudence*
Posthumous Conception / legislation & jurisprudence
Social Values

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