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Assisted reproductive technologies in Portuguese law--commentary to the Judgment no. 101/2009, of March the 3rd of the Portuguese Constitutional Court.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20476693     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recently the Portuguese Constitutional Court was asked to analyze the constitutionality of the law on assisted reproduction, Law nr 32/2006. The request was presented by a conservative group, arguing, basically, that the law disregarded the juridical protection due to the embryo and to the participants in reproductive techniques. The main critics pointed out were related with the legitimacy of using reproductive techniques, the absence of a maximum age for beneficiaries, the authorization of embryo experimentation, the decision of not criminalizing every contract of surrogate motherhood, among some other critics. However, the Court concluded that none of the pointed norms went against Constitutional rules and principles.
Authors:
Vera Lúcia Raposo; Rafael Vale e Reis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Revista de derecho y genoma humano = Law and the human genome review / Cátedra de Derecho y Genoma Humano/Fundación BBV-Diputación Foral de Bizkaia     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1134-7198     ISO Abbreviation:  Rev Derecho Genoma Hum     Publication Date:    2009 Jul-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-18     Completed Date:  2010-07-15     Revised Date:  2011-04-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101558644     Medline TA:  Rev Derecho Genoma Hum     Country:  Spain    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  125-58     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
Law Faculty, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Constitution and Bylaws
Humans
Portugal
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / legislation & jurisprudence*

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