The Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Europe: Variation, Convergence and Trends

ISBN-13: 9781032122403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 262 str.

Erich Grie?ler; Lenka Slepičkov?; Heleen Weyers

Opis

This book explores the social, ethical and legal implications of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Providing a comparative analysis of several European countries, the authors evaluate the varied approaches to the application of ART throughout Europe.

Spis treści

0.Introduction.  1.Emerging from standstill: Austria’s transition from restrictive to intermediate ART policies.  2.Assisted reproduction in the Czech Republic.  3.Taming Technology: Assisted reproduction in Denmark.  4.A Regulatory Jungle: The Law on Assisted Reproduction in Germany.  5.Assisted procreation in Italy: a long and winding road.  6.Avoiding ideological debate. Assisted reproduction regulation in the Netherlands.  7. IVF in Poland: From political debates to biomedical practices.  8.From safeguarding the best interest of the child to equal treatment. Legislating assisted reproductive techniques in Sweden.  9.Expectations regarding the convergence of domestic laws on ART.  10.What drives the politicization of ART in Western and Northern European countries?  11.Regulating change in human procreation. Value changes and imaginaries of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in eight European countries