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- Cutas, Daniela, et al.
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Artificial gametes : perspectives of geneticists, ethicists and representatives of potential users
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Ingår i: Medicine, Health care and Philosophy. - : Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. - 1386-7423 .- 1572-8633. ; 7:3, s. 339-345
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Several threads of research towards developing artificial gametes are ongoing in a number of research labs worldwide. The development of a technology that could generate gametes in vitro has significant potential for human reproduction, and raises a lot of interest, as evidenced by the frequent and extensive media coverage of research in this area. We have asked researchers involved in work with artificial gametes, ethicists, and representatives of potential user groups, how they envisioned the use of artificial gametes in human reproduction. In the course of three focus groups, the participants commented on the various aspects involved. The two recurring themes were the strength of the claim of becoming a parent genetically, and the importance of responsible communication of science. The participants concurred that (a) the desire or need to have genetic offspring of one’s own does not warrant the investment of research resources into these technologies, and that (b) given the minefield in terms of moral controversy and sensitivity that characterises the issues involved, how information is communicated and handled is of great importance.
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- Cutas, Daniela, 1978
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Can/should fathers be parents too? On shared post-separation parenting
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Ingår i: Zagreb Applied Ethics Conference 2011.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The presentation will address the ethics and policy of parenting. Some of the questions that I will explore are: who is a parent? How do people acquire responsibilities for children? How do the relationships between adults influence, or should influence, these responsibilities? What are (or might be) the implications of mothers and fathers equally sharing responsibilities for children? Who, if anyone, should be awarded precedence in cases of competition for parenting? In pondering these questions, I will comparatively look at the Swedish and the Romanian cases of the culture and policy of parenting. The two European countries are examples of quite different post-separation and post-divorce parenting. In Sweden, it is highly expected that, following separation of the parents, they will both continue to function as parents with equal rights and responsibilities. In Romania this is rare, and children are placed with one parent (usually the mother), with the other parent being awarded (at best) visitation rights, and (usually) financial responsibilities. Recent changes in legislation, and tendencies in European legislation, shift towards shared parenting – and this collides with long established beliefs and expectations, and will have a strong impact on children as well as their parents and society at large.
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- Cutas, Daniela, 1978
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Infertility in the future: no more?
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Ingår i: “Infertility in History, Science and Culture”, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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- Cutas, Daniela, et al.
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Is it a boy or a girl? : Who should (not) know children’s sex and why?
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Ingår i: Journal of Medical Ethics. - : BMJ Publishing. - 0306-6800 .- 1473-4257.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, we present the case of a couple who refused to disclose the sex of their child to others, and some of the responses that this case prompted in the international media. We outline the ethical issues that this case raises, and we place it into the more general context of parental preferences regarding the gender (development) of their children and of the impact on children of parental choices in the matter. Based on current knowledge of gender identity development, we identify some of the potential pitfalls of such a course of action and we briefly present some alternative strategies that could be implemented in order to ensure more freedom of gender formation in children.
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