Third-party reproductive assistance around the Mediterranean: comparing Sunni Egypt, Catholic Italy and multisectarian Lebanon

REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

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Inhorn, Marcia C.¹  Patrizio, Pasquale¹  Serour, Gamal I.² 

[1] Yale Univ, Dept Anthropol, New Haven, CT 06511 USA

[2] Al Azhar Univ, Int Islamic Ctr Populat Studies & Res, Cairo, Egypt

关键词: assisted reproduction;    Catholicism;    Islam;    law;    Mediterranean;    third-party reproductive assistance;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.09.008

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The article examines religious and legal restrictions on third-party reproductive assistance in three Mediterranean countries: Sunni Egypt, Catholic Italy and multisectarian Lebanon. In Egypt, assisted reproduction treatments are permitted, but third parties are banned, as in the rest of the Sunni Islamic world. Italy became similar to Egypt with a 2004 law ending third-party reproductive assistance. In multisectarian Lebanon, however, the Sunni/Catholic ban on third-party reproductive assistance has been lifted, because of Shia rulings emanating from Iran. Today, third-party reproductive assistance is provided in Lebanon to both Muslims and Christians, unlike in neighbouring Egypt and Italy. Such comparisons point to the need for understanding the complex interactions between law, religion, local moralities and reproductive practices for global bioethics. (C) 2010, Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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