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Drawing the line on in vitro gametogenesis
Lauren Notini1,2, Christopher Gyngell2,3, Julian Savulescu2,4
1Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Bioethics
|October 17, 2019
Summary
In vitro gametogenesis (IVG) offers potential benefits for infertility. Ethical principles support IVG for opposite-sex and same-sex reproduction but not solo reproduction.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Medicine
- Bioethics
Background:
- In vitro gametogenesis (IVG) holds promise for reproductive applications.
- Clinical uses of IVG, including for infertility, face ethical scrutiny.
- Applications like same-sex and solo reproduction are particularly controversial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the ethical desirability of different in vitro gametogenesis applications.
- To examine the ethical principles of reproductive justice and beneficence in the context of IVG.
- To differentiate between ethically acceptable and unacceptable uses of IVG.
Main Methods:
- Ethical principle analysis applied to IVG scenarios.
- Discussion of therapeutic vs. non-therapeutic assisted reproduction distinctions.
- Evaluation of IVG for opposite-sex, same-sex, and solo reproduction.
Main Results:
- The distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic assisted reproduction is problematic for IVG.
- Reproductive justice and beneficence principles favor IVG for opposite-sex and same-sex reproduction.
- These principles do not support IVG for solo reproduction.
Conclusions:
- Ethical frameworks provide guidance for the responsible application of in vitro gametogenesis.
- IVG for opposite-sex and same-sex reproduction is ethically supported by key principles.
- Solo reproduction via IVG is not supported by these ethical considerations.
