La procreazione medicalmente assistita: profili penali e tutela giuridica dell’embrione

Abstract

[Medically assisted procreation: criminal implications and legal protection of the embryo]

Medically assisted procreation is a challenging result in medical research. Since the first baby born after in vitro fecundation in 1978, technology has greatly grown: but at the same time also legal, moral and ethical questions have arisen. Different European countries have established different rules: here we analyse, in particular, the Law 40/04, which in Italy still regulates the matter, with all its implications and consequences. The topic is really complicated, and in Italy the legislator has decided to write restrictive measures, sometimes presenting lacks and contradictions. More recently guidelines and judgements have tried to fill these legislative gaps.