title: Between rationality and metaphysics: the legal regulation of assisted reproduction in Germany, Austria and Switzerland--a comparative analysis.
abstract: The article discusses various legal aspects of assisted procreation. Emphasis is put on the law in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where several acts have already been passed by parliament or are in preparation. Even among these countries there is no common approach towards the regulation of reproductive medicine. Whereas Germany criminalizes many of the new reproductive techniques, Austria has laid down an excessive number of administrative requirements that the gynaecologist has to meet. In Switzerland the legal situation is difficult to survey because each canton can decide its own regulation.
authors.affiliation: School of Law, University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernat
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005858:Germany; D006176:Gynecology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D008678:Metaphysics; D010334:Paternity; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D013557:Switzerland