Children's rights in danger: Action plan for reproductive medicine required!

Children's rights in danger: Action plan for reproductive medicine required!

Wien, Österreich - Aktion Leben Austria raises serious allegations against the current regulations in reproductive medicine and calls for a comprehensive child protection concept. Ten years after the amendment of the reproductive medication law (FMedräg 2015), general secretary Martina Kronthaler emphasized that the well -being of the children must come first of the assisted reproduction. According to a current press release, the activists refer to the increasing number of people who fall back on these medical procedures and at the same time demand more transparency about the risks for all those affected. In particular, the lack of implementation of a central germ cell donation register that was promised more than a decade ago is criticized. This prevents children from being able to understand their biological origin, which is a fundamental right, says Kronthaler. In addition, the automatic recognition of parents without the obligation to specify the sperm donor is a danger to the rights of the children, since this undermines their right to origin, such as Kathpress reported.

Criticism of reproductive medicine and social egg freezing

activists from Aktion Leben also draw attention to the "limits and risks of reproductive medicine". According to Kronthaler, techniques that endanger the health of women cannot be a solution to unfulfilled children's requests. Visitors to Parliament will deal with the “Future Children! - for self -determined family planning” on June 29, whereby the focus is on the health risks of procedures such as social egg freezing. These procedures not only pose health risks for women, but also challenges in relation to their effectiveness. The birth rate after such interventions is extremely low, while the financial burdens for women remain high. "Social Egg Freezing is the most uncertain way to the child," clarified Kronthaler, emphasizing the need for a critical look at the practices of reproductive medicine. Demands for embryo donations also endanger the understanding of the importance of origin for children. The initiatives of campaign life require better-coordinated framework conditions so that children's requests can be fulfilled in a natural way, which is given to katholisch.at further attention.