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The Regulation of In-vitro Fertilisation: Social Norms and Discrimination.

Author: Deborah Porter
Health Department of Western Australia
Subjects: Reproductive technology - discrimination - law and legislation
Issue: Volume 4, Number 3 (September 1997)
Category: Current Developments

Abstract

The article examines regulation of access to IVF in Australia. It is argued that the criteria for access to IVF in Western Australia is based on social norms, and is discriminatory. It is argued that the welfare of the child potentially born as a result of IVF is a more appropriate basis for regulation of access to IVF.

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