Cadernos de Saúde Pública (Jan 1998)
Dilemas de la reproducción asistida Dilemmas in assisted reproduction
Abstract
La Fecundación In Vitro (FIV) y la Transferencia de Gametos a la Trompa de Falopio (GIFT) han hecho posible el nacimiento de cientos de miles de niños. Estas tecnologías han puesto al hombre frente a frente a la posibilidad de intervenir en los inicios de su propia existencia. La pregunta es si aquello que es científica y técnicamente factible es bueno para el hombre. La respuesta requiere de una reflexión multidisciplinaria. La filosofía, la bioética y las distintas corrientes religiosas tienen un grano de arena que aportar a este gran desafío.Modern reproductive technologies, particularly in vitro fertilization (IVF) and gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), have made possible the establishment of new families through the birth of hundreds of thousands of children worldwide. Meanwhile, these technologies have compelled men to face the possibility of intervening at the very origins of their own biological existence, hence creating doubts and questions beyond the domain of medical science. Society is now asking itself whether all that is scientifically and technically possible is necessarily beneficial to mankind. The answer to this question is not to be found in biological science alone, but instead requires multidisciplinary reflection including all forms of knowledge: philosophical, bioethical, and religious, all contributing to the unavoidable adventure that we are endowed with in the search for a better life.
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