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Conception, Birth and the Law
Unit code: LWN149
Contact hours: 26hrs in total
Credit points: 12
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Some aspects of human reproduction raise complex legal and ethical considerations. Civil liability to a child can arise where that child is injured in utero or upon delivery. Liability to parents may also arise where a child is conceived as a result of a failed sterilization procedure or where a mother is injured during a negligent delivery. There have also been rapid developments in assisted reproductive technologies. One of the difficulties in this area is an absence of consistent regulation of the many controversial issues associated with such medical advances. These include the nature of any regulatory regime, access to treatment, rights of donors and children born as a result of these technologies, posthumous use of gametes and embryo research. The topics examined in this unit are becoming increasingly important both from the perspective of government regulation and for legal practitioners in the field of health law.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
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