MercatorNet: Brave New Babies
Margaret Somerville writes on the ethical implications of reproductive technologies:
“Over the millennia of human history, the idea that children – at least those born into a marriage – had rights with respect to their biological parents was taken for granted and reflected in law and public policy. And children’s rights with respect to their biological origins was not an issue when there was no technoscience that could be used to manipulate or change those origins: a baby could only be conceived in vivo through sexual reproduction. But with NRTs that is no longer the case.
So, what are our obligations to children with respect to their biological origins and biological families? What protections do children need and deserve”
