Creating Embryos for Research

Journal of Applied Philosophy 10 (2):175-187 (1993)
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ABSTRACT The 1987 Amendment to the Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act (Vic) allows the creation of embryos specifically for research purposes, as long as the proposed experiment takes place within 24 hours. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there is aany significant ethical difference between creating embryos specifically for research and using those that are surplus from the new reproductive technologies. The relevant arguments in this debate can be grouped under three heads: those focussing on the embryo; those focussing on the possible consequences of these practices and those focussing on the women who donate the eggs.

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Surrogacy and autonomy.Susan Dodds & Karen Jones - 1989 - Bioethics 3 (1):1–17.

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