2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Politics at the Start of Life: The Case of Life Selection in Japan
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20K01446
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
Croydon Silvia 大阪大学, 大学院人間科学研究科, 准教授 (00634643)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | bioethics / human reproduction / embryo / Japan / genetic diagnosis / eugenics / life selection / disability |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The PI portrayed a comprehensive picture of the factors that lead to Japan maintaining a near-complete moratorium on life selection.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The PI was able to conduct a thorough investigation of the factors determining Japan's conservative regime on pre-implantation genetic diagnosis on embryos. She managed to publish her findings in a number of articles and present at international conferences.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The PI was able to investigate as part of a collaborative research scheme the international situation more broadly of new eugenics and she plans to follow the developments in this area further, staying abreast of the latest that happens, especially in Japan.
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