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A right to reproduce?

Muireann Quigley¹

¹University of Manchester – Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom. muireann.quigley@manchester.ac.uk

|February 19, 2009

Summary

This study explores the moral justifications for a right to reproduce, examining assisted reproduction technologies. It analyzes legitimate grounds using interest theory and choice theory frameworks.

Area of Science:

Bioethics
Reproductive Rights
Philosophy of Rights

Background:

The advent of assisted reproduction technologies (ART) necessitates a re-evaluation of reproductive rights.
Existing philosophical frameworks for rights may not adequately address the complexities introduced by ART.
Moral and legal conceptions of the right to reproduce require clarification in light of new reproductive capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the moral foundations of a right to reproduce.
To investigate the justification of reproductive rights within established rights theories.
To explore the implications of assisted reproduction technologies for the right to reproduce.

Main Methods:

Philosophical analysis of rights theories.

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Examination of interest theory and choice theory as applied to reproductive rights.

Conceptual analysis of the moral and ethical underpinnings of reproduction.

Main Results:

Identifies potential grounds for a right to reproduce based on interest and choice theories.
Demonstrates how different rights theories can support or challenge a right to reproduce.
Highlights the need for nuanced ethical frameworks to address ART.

Conclusions:

A right to reproduce can be conceptually grounded within both interest and choice theories.
The justification for a right to reproduce is contingent on the specific theoretical framework applied.
Assisted reproduction technologies present significant challenges and opportunities for understanding reproductive rights.