Bellver Capella V
Universitat de València, España.
Rev Derecho Genoma Hum. 1999 Jul-Dec(11):119-44.
Last June Spain's Constitutional Court ruled on the challenge lodged against Law 35/1988 on Assisted Reproduction Techniques (Ruling 116/1999). The ruling confirmed the provisions of the Law. However, in examining the Law in question the Court did not, in my opinion interpret correctly the Spanish Constitution. I argue that there are three main areas of disagreement: since the contents directly affect human dignity the Law should have taken the form of a higher (Organic) Law. Secondly, the Law's treatment of in vitro fertilised embryos in certain cases, falls short of the minimum required by the Constitution. Thirdly, paternity investigation is prevented contrary to the provisions of the Constitution and hence the constitutional notion of family is undermined.
去年6月，西班牙宪法法院对针对第35/1988号《辅助生殖技术法》（第116/1999号裁决）提出的质疑作出裁决。该裁决确认了该法的各项规定。然而，在审查该法律时，我认为法院并未正确解释西班牙宪法。我认为存在三个主要分歧领域：由于其内容直接影响人类尊严，该法律应以更高级别的（组织性）法律形式制定。其次，该法律在某些情况下对体外受精胚胎的处理未达到宪法要求的最低标准。第三，亲子关系调查受到阻碍，这与宪法规定相悖，因此宪法中的家庭概念受到了破坏。
