title: Reproductive choice: screening policy and access to the means of reproduction.
abstract: The practice of screening potential users of reproductive services is of profound social and political significance. Access screening lacks a defensible rationale, is inconsistent with the principles of equality and self-determination, and violates individual and group human rights. Communities that strive to function in accord with those principles should not permit access to screening, even screening that purports to be a benign exercise of professional discretion. Because reproductive choice is controversial, regulation by law my be required in most jurisdictions to provide effective protection for reproductive rights. In Canada, for example, equal access can, and should be, guaranteed by federal regulations imposing strict conditions on the licenses of fertility clinics.
authors.affiliation: College of Law, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Lucinda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vandervort
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D002170:Canada; D033001:Directed Tissue Donation; D033161:Government Regulation; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011287:Prejudice; D011640:Public Policy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D046269:Reproductive Rights; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors