Analysis of Legal and Ethical Problems Related to Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Japan and Policy for Clinical Settings

Abstract

"The reality is that the assisted reproductive medical community in Japan is trapped between a rock and a hard place on the question of whether to expand the indications for PGD as a therapeutic method. In light of this situation, in this article we engage in a twostage discussion. We start by (1) setting out the standpoint of current legislation concerning the beginning of human life. We subsequently (2) offer a dissertation on the selection of fertilized eggs prior to implantation (the legal and ethical validity of PGD). In concrete terms, we set out five points from the arguments of those who oppose or counsel caution on the clinical use of PGD and describe the arguments in favour, before adding our own discussion of the arguments against this method. Finally, we mention policy for clinical settings"