CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Fisher, Avonlea Michelle |
|---|---|
| Title | Selling Sex Cells: Dignity, Autonomy, And The Market Of Human Gametes |
| Summary | The right to personal autonomy has been interpreted by legal and political theory scholars as both a secondary right that flows from the concept of human dignity, and—conversely—as a concept that may conflict with dignity when it is understood as a boundless right to self-determination. The sale of gametes and embryos through assisted reproductive technologies (ART) has posed such a conflict. Recent advancements in ART have driven the expansion of a new form of bodily commodification that complicates the relationships and tensions between autonomy and dignity by removing more boundaries between what may and may not be sold. Ethical concerns about the commodification of human life and the exploitation of donors have led some to argue for the prohibition of gamete sale, but prohibitionist stances are also challenged on the grounds that they infringe personal autonomy. The aim of this thesis is to explore—primarily through comparative conceptual analyses—which theoretical approaches may most effectively reconcile personal autonomy with the threats that the market of gametes may pose for the principle of human dignity. |
| Supervisor | Judit Sandor |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/fisher_avonlea.pdf |
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