| Preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany - ethical responsibility and law. | |
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PMID: 12537802 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Preimplantation diagnosis (PGD) can be judged as early or brought forward prenatal diagnosis and brings up the ethical question in Germany whether potential selection of embryos and intentional killing of a human conceptus, showing a defect not or almost not compatible with life, is reconcilable with human dignity. Whereas prenatal diagnosis and its consequences are socially accepted in Germany, PGD is not compatible with the Embryo Protection Law and is still under debate since >5 years. On the other hand abortion is not subject to prosecution because the legal status of the mother outweighs that of the embryo or fetus. Here the conflict of two legally protected rights - the embryo's worth of protection and the woman's family planning - are accepted and form the basis of the potential decision of the prospective mother to carry the fetus to term or not. An obvious and deep contradiction of assessment is present between the legal requirements for the regulation of abortions in its amendment of 1995 and the Embryo Protection Law which exists unchanged since 1991. The killing of an embryo or fetus in vivo is not subject to prosecution although it is illegal, whereas the discard of an embryo in vitro after PGD was performed, also illegal, is subject to prosecution. |
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W Küpker; G Huber; M Ludwig; K Diedrich |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Reproductive biomedicine online Volume: 2 ISSN: 1472-6491 ISO Abbreviation: Reprod. Biomed. Online Publication Date: 2001 |
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Created Date: 2003-Mar-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101122473 Medline TA: Reprod Biomed Online Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 84-87 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 Lubeck, Germany. |
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