Regulating Preimplantation Genetic Testing across the World: A Comparison of International Policy and Ethical Perspectives.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med
; 10(5)2020 05 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31506325
ABSTRACT
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) is a reproductive technology that, in the course of in vitro fertilization (IVF), allows prospective parents to select their future offspring based on genetic characteristics. PGT could be seen as an exercise of reproductive liberty, thus potentially raising significant socioethical and legal controversy. In this review, we examine-from a comparative perspective-variations in policy approaches to the regulation of PGT. We draw on a sample of 19 countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States) to provide a global landscape of the spectrum of policy and legislative approaches (e.g., restrictive to permissive, public vs. private models). We also explore central socioethical and policy issues and contentious applications, including permissibility criteria (e.g., medical necessity), nonmedical sex selection, and reproductive tourism. Finally, we further outline genetic counseling requirements across policy approaches.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Genetic Testing
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Preimplantation Diagnosis
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Genetic Counseling
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Ethics
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos