Pennings G, de Wert G, Shenfield F, Cohen J, Devroey P, Tarlatzis B
Department of Philosophy and Moral Science, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Hum Reprod. 2006 Dec;21(12):3050-3. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del287. Epub 2006 Aug 21.
This article analyses the different ethical aspects of posthumous assisted reproduction. Two situations are distinguished: cases in which the gametes or embryos are used by the surviving partner and cases in which the gametes or embryos are made available for third persons. The moral evaluation of the procedure depends on whether the act is restricted to the existing parental project. A major difficulty for the moral evaluation is the inconclusiveness of the empirical data on the psychosocial development of children born after this procedure. The Task Force concluded that posthumous reproduction by a partner is acceptable if the following conditions are met: written consent has been given by the deceased person, the partner received extensive counselling and a minimum waiting period of 1 year is imposed before a treatment can be started. For use by third parties, the usual conditions for gamete and embryo donation apply.
本文分析了死后辅助生殖的不同伦理方面。区分了两种情况：存活配偶使用配子或胚胎的情况以及配子或胚胎提供给第三方的情况。该程序的道德评估取决于该行为是否限于现有的生育计划。道德评估的一个主要困难是关于此程序后出生儿童心理社会发展的实证数据尚无定论。特别工作组得出结论，如果满足以下条件，配偶进行死后生殖是可以接受的：死者已给予书面同意，配偶接受了广泛的咨询，并且在开始治疗前设定了至少1年的等待期。对于第三方使用，适用配子和胚胎捐赠的通常条件。
