'Saviour Siblings'? The distinction between PGD with HLA tissue typing and preimplantation HLA tissue typing

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作者
Liu, Crystal K. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Minnesota, Joint Degree Program Law Hlth & Life Sci, JD MPH, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
关键词
preimplantation diagnosis; genetic screening; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; ethics; legislation;
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10.1007/s11673-007-9034-9
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B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
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摘要
One of the more controversial uses of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) involves selecting embryos with a specific tissue type so that the child to be born can act as a donor to an existing sibling who requires a haematopoietic stem cell transplant. PGD with HLA tissue typing is used to select embryos that are free of a familial genetic disease and that are also a tissue match for an existing sibling who requires a transplant. Preimplantation HLA tissue typing occurs when parents select embryos that are not at risk of a familial genetic disease to be a match for an existing sibling who requires a transplant. In Victoria, Australia, applications to use PGD with HLA tissue typing are reviewed by the Infertility Treatment Authority on a case by case basis. Preimplantation HLA tissue typing is prohibited prima facie because the embryo to be tested would not be at risk for a genetic abnormality or disease. Arguments for or against the use of PGD/HLA tissue typing are based on several key issues including the commodification and welfare of the donor child. This essay aims to show that that the same arguments apply to both PGD with HLA tissue typing and Preimplantation HLA tissue typing, and that the policy distinction between the two procedures is therefore ethically inconsistent.
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