Legal and ethical issues on pre-implantation diagnosis-A comparative study of Germany, Austria and Switzerland-

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K21575
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: New fields of law; Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Bukkyo University (2018); Toba National College of Maritime Technology (2016-2017)
• Principal Investigator: Mieno Yutaro 佛教大学, 社会学部, 講師 (40734629)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: 着床前診断 / ドイツ / オーストリア / スイス / 胚保護法 / 生殖医療法 / 倫理委員会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, we confirmed the legal and ethical situation in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from the awareness of the need for a legalization of pre-implantation diagnosis in Japan, and from that point we obtained suggestions and made it possible We built a foothold for
In Japan, pre-implantation diagnosis seems to be acceptable within a certain range, but simple sex selection not related to genetic disease, pre-implantation diagnosis for the purpose of the Savior Brothers should be prohibited.
In addition, in the current report of the Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, abstract language such as severe genetic disease is used, but this is because Japan adopts the examination system of the ethics committee of a society. It seems to be related, and it seems that it can be embodied to some extent at the discretion of the ethics committee.

Free Research Field

法律学（刑法・医事法）、生命倫理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、法制度の紹介という観点ではなく、着床前診断をどのような要件の下で許容すべきか、こうした技術を規制すべき根拠は何かなどといった観点からドイツ・オーストリア・スイスの法制度を分析し、この論点に関わる文献を精読・検討した。これにより、こうした点について日本への示唆を導くことができた。
また、本研究では、日本で着床前診断に関して立法化に向けて、単に規制の必要性の有無にとどまらず、立法の内容に踏み込んだ具体的な提言を行った。