The welfare of the child

Parker, Michael

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“…Following Robertson,9 who uses the term liberty rather than autonomy, Savulescu argues that, in their reproductive decision making, people should be ''free to do what others disapprove of or judge wrong, provided the exercise of freedom does not harm others'' (see Savulescu,8 p 771). 10 In this he also follows John Stuart Mill, who argues that…”

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The best possible child

Parker

2007

J Med Ethics

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Julian Savulescu argues for two principles of reproductive ethics: reproductive autonomy and procreative beneficence, where the principle of procreative beneficence is conceptualised in terms of a duty to have the child, of the possible children that could be had, who will have the best opportunity of the best life. Were it to be accepted, this principle would have significant implications for the ethics of reproductive choice and, in particular, for the use of prenatal testing and other reproductive technologies for the avoidance of disability, and for enhancement. In this paper, it is argued that this principle should be rejected, and it is concluded that while potential parents do have important obligations in relation to the foreseeable lives of their future children, these obligations are not best captured in terms of a duty to have the child with the best opportunity of the best life.

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The best possible child

Parker

2007

J Med Ethics

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“…There is, however, less consensus about whether this settles the issue with regard to justifying assisted reproduction. Although no harm may be done in the sense of a violation of the child's interests, this does not make it a matter of moral indifference what quality of life the child can be expected to have (Arras, 1990;Steinbock and McClamrock, 1994;Parker, 2005;Glover, 2006;Bredenoord et al, 2008b). It is still meaningful to say in a more general sense that bringing a child into the world that will seriously suffer is to cause avoidable harm.…”

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Nuclear transfer to prevent mitochondrial DNA disorders: revisiting the debate on reproductive cloning

Bredenoord

Dondorp

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Reproductive BioMedicine Online

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Preclinical experiments are currently performed to examine the feasibility of several types of nuclear transfer to prevent mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disorders. Whereas the two most promising types of nuclear transfer to prevent mtDNA disorders, spindle transfer and pronuclear transfer, do not amount to reproductive cloning, one theoretical variant, blastomere transfer does. This seems the most challenging both technically and ethically. It is prohibited by many jurisdictions and also the scientific community seems to avoid it. Nevertheless, this paper examines the moral acceptability of blastomere transfer as a method to prevent mtDNA disorders. The reason for doing so is that most objections against reproductive cloning refer to reproductive adult cloning, while blastomere transfer would amount to reproductive embryo cloning. After clarifying this conceptual difference, this paper examines whether the main non-safety objections brought forward against reproductive cloning also apply in the context of blastomere transfer. The conclusion is that if this variant were to become safe and effective, dismissing it because it would involve reproductive cloning is unjustified. Nevertheless, as it may lead to more complex ethical appraisals than the other variants, researchers should initially focus on the development of the other types of nuclear transfer to prevent mtDNA disorders.

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“…There is, however, less consensus about whether this settles the issue with regard to justifying assisted reproduction. Many argue that even if being brought into the world does not harm the child, this does not make it a matter of moral indifference what quality-of-life the child can be expected to have (Arras, 1990;Steinbock and McClamrock, 1994;Parker, 2005). Although no harm is done in the sense of a violation of the child's interests, it is still meaningful to say in a more general sense that bringing a (seriously) handicapped or diseased child in the world is to cause avoidable harm.…”

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“…There is, however, less consensus about whether this settles the issue with regard to justifying assisted reproduction. Although no harm may be done in the sense of a violation of the child's interests, this does not make it a matter of moral indifference what quality-of-life the child can be expected to have (Arras, 1990;Steinbock and McClamrock, 1994;Parker, 2005;Glover, 2006;Bredenoord et al, 2008b). It is still meaningful to say in a more general sense that bringing a child into the world that will seriously suffer is to cause avoidable harm.…”

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Ethics at the interface of reproductive medicine and genetic technology : the case of mitochondrial disorders

Bredenoord¹

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The welfare of the child

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

The best possible child

The best possible child

Nuclear transfer to prevent mitochondrial DNA disorders: revisiting the debate on reproductive cloning

Ethics at the interface of reproductive medicine and genetic technology : the case of mitochondrial disorders

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