Graduate School of Humanities (Credit 2) Intended Year: Intended School:

Studies of Modern Culture D Studies of Modern Culture D Sub Title　 Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University ASAI Michiko

Numbering Code: Course Code: 2016 SpringTerm intensive Hakozaki Classroom J科目 (日本語, 日本語)

Course Overview

The development of technologies related to human life has been surpassing our traditional understanding of ethics. It is commonly applied to three main areas; birth, death, and gene, i.e. In Vitro Fertilization – Embryo Transfer, Brain Death and Organ Transplantation, and Genetic Manipulation. These can be collectively called technology which controls life itself. In this lecture, we are going to discuss what kind of ethical conflict could be created by “life creating technology” which is used today in infertility treatment, that is advanced reproductive technologies including In Vitro Fertilization – Embryo Transfer when the following perspectives are considered: �@High Infertility Treatment and Gender, �AArtificial Insemination (AI) and In Vitro Fertilization−Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET), �B Artificial Insemination with Donor‘s semen (AID), �C Egg Donation, �DSurrogacy, �E Selection of Life（Prenatal diagnosis and Artificial abortion）

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: 2016/3/1 (13:37)