On new reproductive technologies and family ethics: Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for sibling donor in Israel and Germany. Export

@article{citeulike:1900078, abstract = {This paper discusses the policy debate and ethical discussion surrounding pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for sibling donor (SD) in Germany and Israel. Based on an analysis of the regulations and ethical discourse concerning a unique form of new reproductive technology (NRT)-PGD for SD-we complement the scholarly discussion of NRTs in these countries, by pointing to an explanatory factor that has been so far neglected, namely the hegemonic notions regarding the ideal relationship between the generations, and the mutual obligations between different family members in Germany and Israel. We argue the fact that PGD (in general) and PGD for SD (in particular) have been banned in Germany, but were endorsed without hesitation in Israel, has to do with different perceptions of family ethics within the two societies. Furthermore, we argue that this factor contributes significantly to the more general understanding of German and Israeli policies regarding NRTs.}, address = {The Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, Rabenu Yeruham 14, Yaffo, 68114, Israel.}, author = {Hashiloni-Dolev, Y. and Shkedi, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {1900078}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.016}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17669568}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17669568}, doi = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.016}, issn = {0277-9536}, journal = {Soc Sci Med}, keywords = {bioethics, families, germany, israel, pgd, reproductive-technologies, sibling-donors}, month = {November}, number = {10}, pages = {2081--2092}, posted-at = {2007-11-11 22:36:58}, priority = {2}, title = {On new reproductive technologies and family ethics: Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for sibling donor in Israel and Germany.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.016}, volume = {65}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1900078 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1900078 N2 - This paper discusses the policy debate and ethical discussion surrounding pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for sibling donor (SD) in Germany and Israel. Based on an analysis of the regulations and ethical discourse concerning a unique form of new reproductive technology (NRT)-PGD for SD-we complement the scholarly discussion of NRTs in these countries, by pointing to an explanatory factor that has been so far neglected, namely the hegemonic notions regarding the ideal relationship between the generations, and the mutual obligations between different family members in Germany and Israel. We argue the fact that PGD (in general) and PGD for SD (in particular) have been banned in Germany, but were endorsed without hesitation in Israel, has to do with different perceptions of family ethics within the two societies. Furthermore, we argue that this factor contributes significantly to the more general understanding of German and Israeli policies regarding NRTs. IS - 10 JF - Soc Sci Med SN - 0277-9536 AD - The Academic College of Tel-Aviv-Yaffo, Rabenu Yeruham 14, Yaffo, 68114, Israel. EP - 2092 TI - On new reproductive technologies and family ethics: Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis for sibling donor in Israel and Germany. VL - 65 SP - 2081 KW - bioethics KW - families KW - germany KW - israel KW - pgd KW - reproductive-technologies KW - sibling-donors AU - Hashiloni-Dolev, Y AU - Shkedi, S PY - 2007/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.06.016 ER -