| Problems faced with legislating for IVF technology in a Roman Catholic country. | |
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PMID: 19763882 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Malta traditionally enjoys a Roman Catholic Society, with the official religion of the country being cited in the second article of the constitution. Recently the government proposed to legislate to regulate human reproductive technology, in particular In Vitro Fertilization, which has been practiced for over two decades without controlling legislation. A Parliamentary Committee for social affairs was set up to study the situation inviting most stakeholders. The arguments gravitated mostly on issues of the status of the embryo and the media played a considerable role. At the end of the discussion the Archbishop made a statement which pointed out that IVF involves destruction of embryos and the process stopped. This article examines what caused the deterioration of the process and points favourably towards a way forward within the context of a Catholic Country. |
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Authors:
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Pierre Mallia |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Medicine, health care, and philosophy Volume: 13 ISSN: 1572-8633 ISO Abbreviation: Med Health Care Philos Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-01-06 Completed Date: 2010-03-19 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815900 Medline TA: Med Health Care Philos Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 77-87 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Bioethics, Family Medicine and Patient's Rights, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta. bioethicscentre@onvol.net |
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Abortion, Induced
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ethics Bioethics Catholicism* Embryonic Stem Cells Fertilization in Vitro / legislation & jurisprudence* Humans Malta Morals Politics* |
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