期刊
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
卷 44, 期 12, 页码 835-842出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2017-104450
关键词
genetic engineering; history of health ethics/bioethics; gene therapy/transfer; children
资金
- Wellcome Trust
- Wellcome Trust Doctoral Studentship in Society and Ethics [WT108623/Z/15/Z]
- Senior Investigator Award in Society and Ethics: The Donation and Transfer of Human Reproductive Materials [097897/Z/11/Z]
In this paper, we argue that lesbian couples who wish to have children who are genetically related to both of them should be allowed access to mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs). First, we provide a brief explanation of mitochondrial diseases and MRTs. We then present the reasons why MRTs are not, by nature, therapeutic. The upshot of the view that MRTs are non-therapeutic techniques is that their therapeutic potential cannot be invoked for restricting their use only to those cases where a mitochondrial DNA disease could be 'cured'. We then argue that a positive case for MRTs is justified by an appeal to reproductive freedom, and that the criteria to access these techniques should hence be extended to include lesbian couples who wish to share genetic parenthood. Finally, we consider a potential objection to our argument: that the desire to have genetically related kin is not a morally sufficient reason to allow lesbian couples to access MRTs.
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