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International Comparison of the Handling of Dead Fetuses

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25500013
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Bioethics
Research InstitutionFukui National College of Technology (2014-2015)
Akashi National College of Technology (2013)

Principal Investigator

Mori Yoshichika  福井工業高等専門学校, 一般科目(人文系), 准教授 (70367928)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KATO TAKIKO  岐阜医療科学大学, 保健科学部, 講師 (10434523)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) TAMAI MARIKO  信州大学, 医学部, 准教授 (80283274)
SHIMIZU KUNIHIKO  金沢大学, 人間科学系, 准教授 (50313630)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords死亡胎児 / 埋葬法 / 死産 / 流産 / 中絶 / 水子供養 / 死胎 / Sternenkind / オーストリア / ドイツ:オーストリア
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Fetal tissues and organs are useful for regenerative medicine or other medical research. Though fetal tissues and organs are usually used in medical research, it is not clear how dead fetuses are disposed or buried and what is the ethically proper procedure to handle them. As a result of this research, it is found out that legal regulations concerning the treatment of dead fetuses have been reformed since the late 1990s in Germany and Austria. According to the German Civil Status Act, parents of a stillborn child, that is, a dead fetus weighing more than 500 g, may register the child's name in birth records. As for burial, it is governed by the law of each state. Most states of Germany and Austria require parents to bury a fetus when it exceeds a certain weight, and permit burial of a fetus upon parents' request if the weight is below threshold. These regulations were induced as a result of petitions from parents who had experienced a miscarriage or a stillbirth.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2015 2014 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] ドイツにおける死亡胎児の処分のあり方2015

    • Author(s)
      森芳周
    • Journal Title

      医学哲学医学倫理

      Volume: 33 Pages: 1-9

    • NAID

      110010039548

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] スイス生殖医療法の改正―着床前診断の容認―2015

    • Author(s)
      森芳周
    • Journal Title

      福井工業高等専門学校研究紀要

      Volume: 49 Pages: 211-226

    • NAID

      120005775285

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] オーストリア各州における死亡胎児の埋葬に関する規制2014

    • Author(s)
      森芳周
    • Journal Title

      福井工業高等専門学校研究紀要

      Volume: 48 Pages: 1-7

    • NAID

      120005703154

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] ドイツにおける死亡胎児の埋葬・処分に関する規制

    • Author(s)
      森芳周
    • Organizer
      日本医学哲学・倫理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪歯科大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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