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January 18 - 21, 2016

Inter-country medically assisted reproduction (IMAR) – Conceiving a human rights ethic

Organizers:

Werner-Felmayer Gabriele, Division of Biological Chemistry, Biocenter, and Bioethics Network Ethucation, Medical University Innsbruck, PhD/University professor
Shalev Carmel, Department for Reproduction and Society, International Center for Health, Law and Ethics, University of Haifa, JSD/Chair

Current practices of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) have myriad ethical, legal and social implications. This workshop focuses on the ethics of the growing global market of inter-country medically assisted reproduction (IMAR), and on particular concerns about human rights violations of women donating egg cells or serving as surrogate mothers. The objective of the workshop is to explore and conceptualize ethical principles for a human rights based regime of governance that might offer an alternative to the unregulated market. The aim is conceptualizing principle elements of an IMAR ethic of care.

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