title: Regulation of assisted reproductive technology: a case study of Japan.
abstract: Most studies on the ethics and provision of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have taken place in the context of the Judaeo-Christian culture of western developed countries. This study looks at ART, its provision and control, in an eastern developed country with a completely different cultural background; Japan. A necessarily brief description of the cultural context of religious belief, the family and reproduction in Japan is followed by a description of the development of ART in Japan together with an analysis of its provision and control.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff Law School, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gunning
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002016:Buddhism; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012071:Religion and Sex; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence