Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2010 Mar;20(3):398-402. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.11.025. Epub 2009 Dec 11.
On 8 May 2009, the Italian Constitutional Court declared, at least in part, that the law regulating assisted reproduction technology in Italy (Law 40/04) is unconstitutional. The most important theoretical point made by the Court is that the law does not provide unlimited protection to embryos, since it admits that some of them may not produce a viable fetus. Embryo protection is therefore limited by the imperative to ensure a concrete possibility to achieve a successful pregnancy. The Court also reaffirmed the need to empower the attending physician with the means to carry out a full evaluation. At present, the situation is not clear and, theoretically, requires a new intervention by Parliament. This, however, is unlikely.
2009 年 5 月 8 日，意大利宪法法院宣布，意大利监管辅助生殖技术的法律（第 40/04 号法案）至少在一定程度上违宪。该法院提出的最重要的理论观点是，该法律并未对胚胎提供无限保护，因为它承认其中一些胚胎可能无法产生可存活的胎儿。因此，胚胎保护受到确保成功怀孕的具体可能性这一强制性要求的限制。法院还重申，需要授权主治医生拥有进行全面评估的手段。目前，情况尚不清楚，从理论上讲，需要议会再次进行干预。然而，这种情况不太可能发生。
