An ethical view on the initial clinical application of the new type of preimplantation genetic diagnosis of embryos in Japan

• KODAMA Masayuki

  国立大学法人鹿屋体育大学

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 本邦初の新型着床前診断臨床適用に関する倫理的考察

Abstract

In the Yomiuri Shimbun published on July 11th, 2012, Dr. Tetsuo Otani clarified that he had implemented the initial clinical application of the currently JSOG non-endorsed new type of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) as a precautionary measure against miscarriage thought to be caused by numerical chromosomal disorders. The above article brought about a statetement of JSOG's opposition to the clinical application of the new type of PGD, in which the JSOG said that they would never endorse the clinical application of the new type of PGD of Dr. Tetsuo Otani. In this paper, we will ethically examine the conditions brought about by Dr. Otani's new and effective cure for miscarriage thought to be caused by numerical chromosomal disorders as well as a bioethical bottleneck accompanied by the new type of PGD with my ethical views on that bottleneck. Based on the research presented in this paper, it is clear that the JSOG's stance on PGD lacks logical coherence.

Journal

• Bioethics

  Bioethics 23 (1), 63-71, 2013

  Japan Association for Bioethics

Keywords

• the new type of preimplantation genetic diagnosis ; the new type of PGD
• bioethics
• the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology ; JSOG

Details

• CRID: 1390001204484102528
• NII Article ID: 110009833367
• DOI: 10.20593/jabedit.23.1_63
• ISSN: 2189695X
• ISSN: 13434063
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2014074484
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed