ACTA FAC
MED NAISS 2010; 27 (3):171-178|
ACTA FAC
MED NAISS 2010; 27 (3):171-178 |
Professional article
UDC: 618.177:611.013.2]:174
Ethical Aspects in the Area of Assisted Reproduction
Marin Bašić1, Mirjana Milojević1,
Dejan Mitić1,2, Jovana Cvetković3
1Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center Niš, Serbia
2Faculty of Medicine in Niš, Serbia
3Faculty of Medicine, Priština (Kosovska Mitrovica), Serbia
SUMMARY
The authors analyze the modern approach in treating infertility by means of the
assisted reproduction method, procedure, benefit, as well as many ethical
questions, which arise from the very conception of the embryo: the controversial
commencement of pregnancy, a new paradigm in the understanding of life, human
rights, family and religious issues, the treatment of the “surplus” of embryo,
the issue of surrogate parenting, donors, embryo experiments, commercialization
of reproduction, providing adequate information and legal solutions for these
complex problems. Progress in this area of medical science and technology
requires casting more light into the much of the last ethical unknown and many
dilemmas when it comes to the issue of assisted reproductive technology.
Key words: assisted reproduction, ethics, embryo, donors, and experiments