| Italy enacts new law on medically assisted reproduction. | |
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PMID: 15790606 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In 2004, the Italian Parliament enacted a law regulating medically assisted reproduction. Although the law recognizes as legal certain assisted reproduction techniques, several other procedures are implicitly or expressly banned: oocyte and sperm donation, using embryos for the scientific research purposes and reproductive cloning. In this article, I outline the new legal framework, pointing out some of the shortcomings of its provisions, such as the failure to define what an 'embryo' is, the contradictions between this law and the law on abortion, the opportunity for Italian couples to circumvent some of the prohibitions by resorting to 'reproductive tourism', and the central role that physicians play in the new legal framework. |
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Authors:
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Andrea Boggio |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2005-03-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Human reproduction (Oxford, England) Volume: 20 ISSN: 0268-1161 ISO Abbreviation: Hum. Reprod. Publication Date: 2005 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-04-22 Completed Date: 2005-08-31 Revised Date: 2006-08-08 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8701199 Medline TA: Hum Reprod Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1153-7 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Unité de recherche et d'enseignement en bioéthique, Centre Médical Universitaire, Université de Genève, Switzerland. Andrea.Boggio@medicine.unige.ch |
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Cryopreservation Embryo Research / legislation & jurisprudence Embryo Transfer Ethics, Medical Female Human Rights Humans Italy Physician-Patient Relations Pregnancy Preimplantation Diagnosis Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / legislation & jurisprudence* |
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