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Law and Genetics: "Designer Babies" and Gay Couple's Biological Children: (Im)possibilities and Legal Regulation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K03447
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field New fields of law
Research InstitutionHosei University

Principal Investigator

WADA Mikihiko  法政大学, 法学部, 教授 (10261942)

Project Period (FY) 2016-10-21 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords法と遺伝学 / 遺伝子操作 / ゲノム編集 / ELSI / デザイナーベビー / 同姓婚 / ゲイ・カップルの実子 / 憲法上の権利 / デザイナー・ベビー / CRSPR/Cas9 / 生命工学 / 生殖工学 / 人工生殖 / 法学 / 法と生命倫理 / 同性婚 / ヒト胚のゲノム編集 / 医事法 / 生殖医療 / 遺伝子工学 / 遺伝学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

1st Part on "Designer Babies" Designer Babies were actually born in China in November 2018, without ethical (“ELSI”) endorsement by the Chinese Government. Dr. Hey, who carried out this project, is not able to publish a research paper thereon. The result of present research was reaffirmation of Wada’s papers, that: Solution of such problems has to be provided by inter-disciplinarily, also by policy to find unknown and new problems, to discuss them, and have practical solutions in stock. If we “let it go,” we will have 21st Century with designer babies. We must decide on domestic and international levels.
2nd Part on “Gay Couple's Biological Children”: Dr. Jacob HANNA of Israel’s public promise that “by 2017, biological children of gay couples will be possible,” was not kept. Therefore, the main results of this research is also “find unknown and new problems, discuss them, and have practical solutions in stock.”

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

「デザイナーベビー」は現実に2人、2018年に中国で生まれた。本研究はそれを予見し、対策を前もって提言した点に学術的意義・社会的意義がある。即ち成果として主張したのは:《新たな科学技術の発展への対応は、分野横断的・学際的に採ること、新たな問題を常に探求し・発見し、徹底的に議論し、解決策のストックをもつこと、新たな生命工学技術事象の根底には生命倫理問題が潜むので、多様化した価値観の混交する国内・国際社会では、各国が自国・国際社会という両レベルで社会を希求する社会を、より適切な選択肢の中から選び、決断することにある》。
「ゲイ・カップルの実子」も未実現だが同様の成果を積極的に学会等でアピールした。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (6 results) Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Harvard University/Stanford University/Columbia University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Oxford University/Cambridge University(英国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] United Nations(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Frankfurt(Main)/University of Mannheim/University of Munich(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Monash University/University of Sydney/University of New South Wales(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 「認知者は、民法七八六条に規定する利害関係人に当たり、認知者が血縁上の父子関係がないことを知りながら認知した場合においても認知の無効を主張することができるか(積極)」(印刷中)2019

    • Author(s)
      和田 幹彦
    • Journal Title

      『実務精選60 離婚・親子、相続事件判例解説』

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] サイエンスと社会のインターアクション:再生医療・ロボット・法・ジャーナリズム2018

    • Author(s)
      和田 幹彦
    • Organizer
      第3回ボストン日本人研究者交流会 日本支部 研究者フォーラム 2018年5月19日
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] "Designer Baby" & "Biological Child of Male Gay Couple": Possibilities & Legal Questions2017

    • Author(s)
      和田幹彦
    • Organizer
      ”Germinal Cell Stem Biology" 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    • Year and Date
      2017-06-18
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] “Moral Brain” vs. “Legal Brain”: a New fMRI Study of our Brain’s Different Response to Moral & Legal Dilemmas2017

    • Author(s)
      和田幹彦
    • Organizer
      International Society for Human Ethology 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      Boise State University, Idaho, USA
    • Year and Date
      2017-06-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] “Moral Brain” vs. “Legal Brain”: a New fMRI Study of our Brain’s Different Response to Moral & Legal Questions2017

    • Author(s)
      和田幹彦
    • Organizer
      29th "Human Behavior and Evolution Society" 2017
    • Place of Presentation
      Boise State University, Idaho, USA
    • Year and Date
      2017-05-31
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Crime and Punishment? Psychology of〝Trolley Problem” as a Legal Question2017

    • Author(s)
      和田幹彦
    • Organizer
      新学術領域「共感性の進化」領域会議・付随ポスター発表研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      慶應大学 三田キャンパス(東京都・港区)
    • Year and Date
      2017-01-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] "Designer Baby”: Imminent than ever… & “Biological Child of Same-Sex Couple": (Im)possible?2017

    • Author(s)
      Mikihiko WADA
    • Organizer
      Gordon Conference on Germinal Stem Cell Biology
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] "Designer Baby”: Imminent than ever… & “Biological Child of Same-Sex Couple": (Im)possible?2017

    • Author(s)
      Mikihiko WADA
    • Organizer
      日本分子生物学会・日本生化学会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Crime and Punishment? "Moral Brain" vs. "Legal Brain"2016

    • Author(s)
      和田幹彦
    • Organizer
      「進化と人間行動学会」第9回年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢市文化ホール・大集会室(石川県・金沢市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-10
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] From Empathy, Sympathy, Morality, Norm to Human Law2016

    • Author(s)
      和田幹彦
    • Organizer
      第9回新・社会心理学コロキウム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学 本郷キャンパス(東京都・文京区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] “Moral Brain” & “Legal Brain”: the Difference?2016

    • Author(s)
      和田幹彦
    • Organizer
      第20 回 実験社会科学カンファレンス
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学今出川キャンパス(京都府・京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-30
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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