反对男性在生殖保健中的年龄限制
Steven R Piek1, Andrea Martani2, Guido Pennings3
1Bioethics Institute Ghent, Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, Ghent, 9000, Belgium. steven.piek@ugent.be.
Medicine, health care, and philosophy
|April 22, 2024
概括
对于寻求生育治疗的男性的年龄限制是有争议的,但这项研究反对它们. 保护儿童福利是关键,但生殖自主性表明,在辅助生殖技术 (ART) 中,男性伴侣没有年龄限制.
科学领域:
- 生殖医学 生殖医学
- 生物伦理学生物伦理学
- 家庭法 家庭法 家庭法
背景情况:
- 辅助生殖技术 (ART) 通常对女性有年龄限制,但对男性没有.
- 关于父亲的年龄限制的辩论正在进行中,有不同的伦理考虑.
研究的目的:
- 评估对寻求辅助生殖技术 (ART) 的男性施加年龄限制的伦理和实际理由.
- 在父亲年龄限制的背景下探索生殖自主原则.
主要方法:
- 对父亲年龄限制的后果主义论据的伦理分析.
- 规范性的道德推理和案例研究比较.
主要成果:
- 对父亲年龄限制的后果主义论点不够强大,无法证明限制是合理的.
- 一个案例比较强调了限制老年男性的不一致性,同时允许老年单身女性使用捐赠精子.
结论:
- 当儿童福利得到充分保护时,在生育治疗中男性伴侣的年龄限制在伦理上是不合理的.
- 取消父亲的年龄限制尊重双方的生殖自主权,并促进平等获得ART.
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