Ethical and legal review of single women in the application of assisted reproductive technology
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.05.14
- VernacularTitle:单身女性在辅助生殖技术应用中的伦理与法律审视
- Author:
Yang LI
1
;
Jiaze LI
2
;
Shanshan SUN
3
;
Jun ZHANG
3
Author Information
1. Mental and Physical Health Center， Nanjing Police University， Nanjing 210046， China
2. School of Foreign Studies， Nanjing University， Nanjing 210046， China
3. Legal Department， the Changzhou Third People’s Hospital， Changzhou 213001， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
single woman;
assisted reproductive technology;
medical ethics;
legal review
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(5):642-646
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Assisted reproductive technology （ART） can address the issues faced by infertile couples and help families achieve their desine to have children. Starting from both theoretical and practical basis， this paper introduced a discussion on the legitimacy of ART application for single women. The challenges encountered by single women in ART application were objectively analyzed， including untimely legislation， unclear applicable subjects， the commodification of sperm and eggs， inadequate institutional guarantees， and insufficient safeguarding of offspring’s rights and interests， etc. This paper proposed solutions to the problems encountered by single women in ART application， including adhering to the relevant principles， strengthening legislative norms， clarifying the applicable subjects， providing institutional guarantees， safeguarding the offspring’s rights and interests， and seeking a balance between ethics and law. It aimed to provide references for related wrok， assisting single women in achieving a balance between ethics and law in ART application and protecting the reproductive rights of single women to the greatest extent.
