Doan Hai Thanh, Doan Diep Thi Phuong, Duong Nguyen Kim The
University of Economics and Law, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
Asian Bioeth Rev. 2020 Aug 6;12(3):257-288. doi: 10.1007/s41649-020-00137-z. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Post-mortem reproduction is a complex and contested matter attracting attention from a diverse group of scholars and resulting in various responses from a range of countries. Vietnam has been reluctant to deal directly with this matter and has, accordingly, permitted post-mortem reproduction implicitly. First, by analysing Vietnam's post-mortem reproduction cases, this paper reflects on the manner in which Vietnamese authorities have handled each case in the context of the contemporary legal framework, and it reveals the moral questions arising therefrom. The article then offers an account of Vietnamese social norms as an explanation for the tendency to conduct post-mortem reproduction. In arguing that a deeper and more thorough examination of the moral and ethical reasoning is required, the paper advocates in favour of supportive post-mortem reproduction regulation. In doing so, the paper seeks to reconcile the Vietnamese legal framework and post-mortem reproduction experiences of other countries. The article concludes that Vietnam and countries sharing the similar cultural traits should permit post-mortem reproduction explicitly. This would require full engagement with the ethical and legal issues arising, and careful promulgation of regulations and guidelines based on comparative experiences of a range of countries in handling this matter.
死后生殖是一个复杂且存在争议的问题，吸引了众多不同领域学者的关注，并在一系列国家引发了各种反应。越南一直不愿直接处理这个问题，因此，实际上是默许了死后生殖行为。首先，通过分析越南的死后生殖案例，本文反思了越南当局在当代法律框架背景下处理每个案例的方式，并揭示了由此产生的道德问题。然后，文章阐述了越南的社会规范，以此来解释进行死后生殖行为的倾向。在主张需要对道德和伦理推理进行更深入、更全面的审视时，本文提倡支持性的死后生殖监管。在此过程中，本文试图协调越南的法律框架与其他国家的死后生殖经验。文章得出结论，越南以及具有相似文化特征的国家应该明确允许死后生殖。这将需要充分应对由此产生的伦理和法律问题，并根据一系列国家处理此事的比较经验，谨慎颁布相关法规和指导方针。
