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041 _afre
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100 1 0 _aMehl, Dominique
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245 0 0 _aART and the Contemporary Family
260 _c2011.
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520 _aAssisted reproduction technology initiates new configurations of family life. Sperm and egg donation and surrogate pregnancy are forms of parenthood that involve a third party. Donors of gametes and surrogate mothers participate alongside the legal parents in bringing children into the world who are born as a consequence of medical intervention. Bioethics laws strictly regulate these practices and forbid any third-party involvement in the parental dyad. Anonymous sperm donation erases the identity of the donor, while the ban on surrogate pregnancies prevents the emergence of an alternative maternal figure. However, the family model upon which artificial conception laws are based—the nuclear family—is becoming just one model among many others in a society where single-parent families, blended families of adopted children, and same-sex parents are all examples of scenarios involving at least one or more than two parents. The development of the ethical issues engendered by assisted reproductive technology invites reflection about multi-parent families.
690 _abioethics
690 _ablended families
690 _asurrogate pregnancy
690 _aanonymous donation
690 _aassisted reproductive technology
690 _athe family
690 _asperm donation
786 0 _nCliniques méditerranéennes | o 83 | 1 | 2011-06-01 | p. 95-108 | 0762-7491
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-cliniques-mediterraneennes-2011-1-page-95?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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