The legal status of the human embryo is one of the most pressing and controversial issues in modern jurisprudence, affecting medical, moral, and ethical foundations, as well as legal aspects. Using general and specific scientific research methods accepted in jurisprudence, this article examines current trends defining the framework for the lawful treatment of human embryos. The article analyzes the various positions of bioethicists and lawyers regarding the legal status of the human embryo. The findings indicate that current international and domestic legislation insufficiently covers the legal regulation of the status of the human embryo, leaving ample opportunity for unjustified risks. Since international practice has not yet established clear norms defining the legal status of the human embryo, based on traditional, historical, cultural, and political considerations, national legal systems play a leading role in the development and application of legal approaches to determining the legal status of the human embryo.
regulation, state, infertility, World Health Organization, law, reproductive technologies, human embryo, IVF
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