González Morán L
Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Oviedo, España.
Rev Derecho Genoma Hum. 1998 Jul-Dec(9):183-92.
This article is a commentary on Spain's Constitutional Court's ruling of 19 December 1996 (STC 212/1996), on the challenge (596/89) on grounds of alleged unconstitutionality made against Law 42/1988, 28 December, which regulates the donation of human embryos and foetuses or the cells, tissues and organs therefrom. The article is structured as follows: it opens with a summary of Law 42/1988, since this is felt necessary to understand the subsequent challenge made on grounds of alleged unconstitutionality. We then provide specific details of the challenge and the resulting ruling, before concluding with some critical remarks on the aforementioned Law and ruling.
本文是对西班牙宪法法院1996年12月19日（STC 212/1996）就针对1988年12月28日第42号法律提出的（第596/89号）质疑所做裁决的评论。该法律对人类胚胎、胎儿或其细胞、组织和器官的捐赠进行规范。文章结构如下：开篇对1988年第42号法律进行了总结，因为认为有必要先了解该法律才能理解随后基于所谓违宪提出的质疑。接着，我们详细介绍了质疑及由此产生的裁决，最后对上述法律和裁决进行了一些批判性评论。
