| Regulatory framework in assisted reproductive technologies, relevance and main issues. | |
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PMID: 20067901 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have changed life for the past 25 years and many ethical and social issues have emerged following this new method of conception. In order to protect individuals against scientific and ethical abuses without inhibiting scientific progress, a specific legal framework is necessary. The first French law on Bioethics was voted after an extensive debate in 1994 then reviewed in 2004. This review previously scheduled every five years is currently being discussed. Legal provisions applying to ART are part of a large framework including the protection of the patients' rights and biomedical research. The key principles consist of respect for human life and ban on commercial practices of human body parts, eugenic practices and any kind of cloning. These key principles apply to ART. Donation is anonymous and free. Created in 2004, the Agence de la biomédecine is a government agency and one of the main tools of the French regulations. The missions focus on improving the quality and the safety of the management of ART. Evaluation of activities is available to all from the annual report. The agency represents the French competent authority for medical and scientific aspects of ART. Substantial differences in European legislations exist from the open-up "laissez faire" to the most restrictive one. As a consequence a large reproductive tourism has developed particularly for egg donation or surrogacy. The medical and ethical conditions of management of patients and donors represent the main critical points. In order to avoid ethical abuses, homogenization regarding the key principles is necessary in Europe. It is an opportunity to reassert that human body parts should not be a source of financial gain. |
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Françoise Merlet |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Folia histochemica et cytobiologica / Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Histochemical and Cytochemical Society Volume: 47 ISSN: 1897-5631 ISO Abbreviation: Folia Histochem. Cytobiol. Publication Date: 2009 |
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Created Date: 2010-01-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8502651 Medline TA: Folia Histochem Cytobiol Country: Poland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S9-S12 Citation Subset: IM |
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