| Third-party reproductive assistance around the Mediterranean: comparing Sunni Egypt, Catholic Italy and multisectarian Lebanon. | |
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PMID: 21050814 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The article examines religious and legal restrictions on third-party reproductive assistance in three Mediterranean countries: Sunni Egypt, Catholic Italy and multisectarian Lebanon. In Egypt, assisted reproduction treatments are permitted, but third parties are banned, as in the rest of the Sunni Islamic world. Italy became similar to Egypt with a 2004 law ending third-party reproductive assistance. In multisectarian Lebanon, however, the Sunni/Catholic ban on third-party reproductive assistance has been lifted, because of Shia rulings emanating from Iran. Today, third-party reproductive assistance is provided in Lebanon to both Muslims and Christians, unlike in neighbouring Egypt and Italy. Such comparisons point to the need for understanding the complex interactions between law, religion, local moralities and reproductive practices for global bioethics. |
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Marcia C Inhorn; Pasquale Patrizio; Gamal I Serour |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Date: 2010-09-26 |
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Title: Reproductive biomedicine online Volume: 21 ISSN: 1472-6491 ISO Abbreviation: Reprod. Biomed. Online Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101122473 Medline TA: Reprod Biomed Online Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 848-53 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Anthropology Department, Yale University, 10 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. marcia.inhorn@yale.edu |
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