At the heart of the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) is the attempt to realise a commonly anticipated future – the opportunity, if desired, to create and raise a genetically related child. For some, existing ARTs cannot assist, yet upcoming ones such as in vitro derived gametes (IVGs) may do so. However, the desire for genetically related children is frequently critiqued in debates about new ARTs. Since most heterosexual couples can have such children without assistance, and same-sex couples are equally likely to desire them, this is highly problematic. This article presents the moral and legal case for the legalisation of IVGs, if and when judged sufficiently safe. It analyses development of the concept of ‘treatment’ in relevant UK law; argues that it is reasonable (that is, not unreasonable) to value the project of procreative parenting, thereby refuting the arguments that there is a moral duty to adopt, or that the alternatives of adoption or donor conception should suffice; explores legal recognition of the ordinary place of reproduction in social life; and considers the implications of the rights to private and family life and to non-discrimination, particularly under the European Convention on Human Rights, highlighting the disabling nature of infertility.

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新的生殖技术和遗传相关性

使用辅助生殖技术（ART）的核心是尝试实现一个普遍预期的未来——如果需要的话，有机会创造和抚养一个与遗传相关的孩子。对于某些人来说，现有的 ART 无法提供帮助，但即将推出的体外衍生配子 (IVG) 等技术可能会有所帮助。然而，在关于新辅助生殖技术的争论中，对有遗传关系的孩子的渴望经常受到批评。由于大多数异性恋夫妇可以在没有帮助的情况下生出这样的孩子，而同性夫妇也同样可能想要孩子，所以这是一个很大的问题。本文介绍了 IVG 合法化的道德和法律案例（如果判断足够安全）。分析了英国相关法律中“治疗”概念的发展；认为重视生育养育计划是合理的（即并非不合理），从而驳斥了以下论点：收养有道德义务，或者收养或捐赠受孕的替代方案就足够了；探索对社会生活中普通繁殖场所的法律承认；并考虑了私人和家庭生活以及不受歧视的权利的影响，特别是《欧洲人权公约》规定的权利，强调了不孕症的致残性质。