[Public health ethics and reproduction]

Area of Science:

• Reproductive ethics
• Bioethics
• Medical law

Context:

• Modern medical advancements present new ethical challenges in human reproduction.
• Societal and public health must adapt to evolving reproductive technologies and practices.

Purpose:

• To conduct an ethical analysis of Bulgarian laws governing human reproduction.
• To explore the moral acceptability of abortion based on indications like gender selection or genetic abnormalities.
• To address ethical issues in assisted reproduction, including donation, surrogacy, and parental definitions.

Summary:

• The paper analyzes the ethical landscape of human reproduction laws in Bulgaria.
• Key ethical debates include abortion indications (gender, genetic malformations) and assisted reproduction complexities (donation, surrogacy, parental roles).
• It critiques the rigidity of moral norms, emphasizing the threat to procreative autonomy.

Impact:

• Highlights the need for dynamic moral judgments in reproductive ethics.
• Underscores the importance of protecting procreative autonomy against inflexible ethical standards.
• Informs legal and ethical discussions on reproductive rights and technologies in Bulgaria and beyond.