Algunos dilemas éticos presentes y futuros ante los avances en fecundación in vitro

https://doi.org/10.18294/sc.2023.4462

Publicado 16 noviembre 2023 Open Access


Marta Reguera Cabezas Bióloga, Magíster en Genética y Reproducción Humana Asistida, Unidad de Reproducción Asistida, miembro del Comité de Ética Asistencial, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Cantabria, España.




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Fecundación in Vitro, Edición Genética, Ectogénesis, Técnicas Reproductivas, Bioética


Resumen


El creciente campo de la reproducción humana asistida ha alcanzado hitos inimaginables. Su continuo desarrollo y las innovaciones que genera, en ocasiones, plantean dilemas tanto éticos como jurídicos. El presente ensayo trata de exponer los cambios progresivos que se están viviendo en el ámbito del origen de la vida debido al desarrollo de nuevas opciones y estrategias en reproducción humana asistida. En primer lugar, se realiza una reflexión interdisciplinar desde la ciencia, la ética y el derecho, sobre la naturaleza humana y los cambios a los que la sociedad se enfrenta, en particular, desde la perspectiva española. En segundo lugar, recoge una breve aproximación en torno a las técnicas biomédicas presentes o futuras en el campo de la reproducción humana. Concluye sobre la necesidad de reflexionar ante el vertiginoso avance de la ciencia en materia de reproducción humana asistida.


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