BIOETHICS AND JUDICIAL PRACTICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE FIELD OF EMBRYOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the main judicial decisions of the United States of America, which refl ects bioethical issues related to such a specifi c area of medical knowledge as embryology. It was established that the decisions of the American courts formulated a number of approaches to determining the rights and obligations of spouses in connection with the disposal of human embryos. The authors concluded that in the absence of direct legislative regulation, judicial practice for each specifi c case will outline the criteria for the implementation of reproductive rights.