title: Medically assisted human reproduction: the Greek view.
abstract: Medically assisted human reproduction is a controversial issue that has attracted heated debate over the last two decades. In December 2002 the Greek Parliament passed a law with major social and scientific impact: the Medically Assisted Human Reproduction Act 3089/02. This law establishes the parameters of so-called surrogate motherhood, protects the anonymity of semen donors and sets the legal framework through which a woman's artificial fertilization after her husband's death is allowed. This article aims to discuss the legal ramifications of medically assisted human reproduction and especially the moral and social issues concerning the introduction of surrogate motherhood in Greece.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mavroforou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koumantakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mavrophoros
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Michalodimitrakis
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D037022:Posthumous Conception / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; D013533:Gestational Carriers; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*