Published: 2007-12-31

Is embryo a person? The dispute about artificial reproduction in Italy

Andrzej Kobyliński
Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2007.5.1.11

Abstract

The public dispute about the methods of artificial reproduction has been led in Italy for many years, the most significant principle of the legislation from the year 2004 is the recognition of the human embryo as the human being from the very moment of the conception, the law in Italy forbids, among others, producing human embryos for scientific purposes, freezing and destroying human beings, using the methods of heterological artificial reproduction, the opponents of such legal regulations evoked the nationwide referendum in 2005 which - because of too poor turnout - did not manage to repeal the operative legislation.

Keywords:

human embryo, assisted reproduction techniques, in vitro, Italy

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Kobyliński, A. (2007). Is embryo a person? The dispute about artificial reproduction in Italy. Studia Ecologiae Et Bioethicae, 5(1), 157–172. https://doi.org/10.21697/seb.2007.5.1.11

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