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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 established the legal framework that governs infertility treatment, medical services ancillary to…
LawEmbryo transplantationReproductive technologyWarnock, Mary, 1808-1900Human reproductive technologyOn March 28, 1978, in Stump v. Sparkman, hereafter Stump, the United States Supreme Court held, in a five-to-three decision, that judges have…
LawSterilizationSterilization of womenInvoluntary SterilizationJudicial immunityAbortion is the removal of the embryo or fetus from the womb, before birth can occur-either naturally or by induced labor. Prenatal development…
AbortionethicsReproductionReproductive RightsFetusThe Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHR Act) is a piece of federal legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada. The Act came into force on 29…
LawReproductive technologyFertilization in vitro, Human--Law and legislationMedicine--Research--Law and legislationBiomedical EthicsThe 1981 Adolescent Family Life Act, or AFLA, is a US federal law that provides federal funding to public and nonprofit private organizations to…
Sexual AbstinenceSexual abstinence--Religious aspects--Catholic ChurchSexual abstinence--Religious aspectsSexual abstinence--Religious aspects--ChristianityChurch schools--Law and legislation--United StatesThe 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade was a significant event in the story of fetal personhood—the story of whether embryos and fetuses are legal…
Fetus--Legal status, laws, etc.--United StatesFetus--Research--Law and legislationEmbryoAbortion--Law and legislation--United StatesAbortion--Law and legislationSergio Cereceda Stone was born 16 April 1942 in the coastal city of Valparaiso, Chile. Stone's mother Luz was a housewife and caretaker for Sergio…
PeopleFertilityethicsReproductionBiographyQuickening, the point at which a pregnant woman can first feel the movements of the growing embryo or fetus, has long been considered a pivotal…
Human DevelopmentethicsReproductionFetusAbortionIn September 1979, China's Fifth National People's Congress passed a policy that encouraged one-child families. Following this decision from the…
ContextethicsReproductionFertilityGovernmentA designer baby is a baby genetically engineered in vitro for specially selected traits, which can vary from lowered disease-risk to gender selection…
ethicsReproductionReproductive RightsGenetic EngineeringEugenics