Legal Harmonization and Reproductive
Tourism in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4902171 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Pennings (0000-0003-0754-8055, Ghent University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 25 |
| Pages | 120-128 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0968-8080(05)25173-x |
| OpenAlex | W2055323377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Legislation of ethical issues illustrates the uneasy mix of ethics and politics. Although the majority has the political right to express its moral views in the law a number of important ethical values like autonomy tolerance and respect for other people’s opinions urge the majority to take the minorities’ position into account. Ignoring pluralism in society will inevitably lead to reproductive tourism. Although European legislation and harmonization in the domain of medically assisted reproduction is presented as a partial solution to this phenomenon it is argued that European legislation should be avoided as much as possible. Regulation of these private ethical matters should be left to the national parliaments. A soft or compromise legislation will keep reproductive travelling to a minimum. Reproductive tourism is a safety valve that reduces moral conflict and expresses minimal recognition of the others’ moral autonomy. (authors)
Autonomy · Compromise · Harmonization · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |