Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Soni, Sheetal

Titel

Prêt-à-Porter Procreation: Contemplating the Ban on Preimplantation Sex Selection

Ist Teil von

• Potchefstroom electronic law journal, 2019, Vol.22 (1), p.1-36

Ort / Verlag

North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Preimplantation genetic testing makes it possible to genetically test in vitro embryos for the presence of genetic disease. It also identifies the sex of the embryo. Preimplantation sex selection is prohibited in a number of jurisdictions, including South Africa. Sex selection may be considered to be included in the ambit of the right to reproductive autonomy under the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. An analysis of international human rights law supports such a view, and a comparison with foreign law suggests that South Africa should be wary of adopting blanket prohibitions without considering their context. The analysis demonstrates that a prohibition of preimplantation sex selection may have no place in South African law.