Protecting Children's Right to Health in the Context of the Discussion on the Legislative Limitation of the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Russia

Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v31i4.9742
  • Sergey Vasil'evich Ustinkin Dobroljubov State Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod sv.ustinkin@gmail.com
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  • Ekaterina Konstantinovna Rudakova Dobroljubov State Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod ekaterina-rudakowa@mail.ru
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How to Cite
Ustinkin S.V., Rudakova E.K. Protecting Children’s Right to Health in the Context of the Discussion on the Legislative Limitation of the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Russia. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2023. Vol. 31. No. 4. P. 197-203. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v31i4.9742

Abstract

The article presents scientific data on the negative consequences of ART for the health of children born as a result of the use of in vitro fertilization and gestational (surrogate) technologies, which is a serious violation of a number of internationally recognized children's rights. The article substantiates the position on the need to introduce a legislative restriction on the use of technologies hazardous to the health of mother and child in Russia, which are currently prohibited or restricted in many countries of the world.
Keywords:
human rights, children's rights, ART, in vitro fertilization, gestational technologies, surrogate technologies, demography, national security

Author Biographies

Sergey Vasil'evich Ustinkin, Dobroljubov State Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod
Dr.Sci. (Hist.), Professor; Head of the International Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory for the Study of World and Regional Socio-political Processes; Scientific Director of the Higher School of International Relations and World Politics
Ekaterina Konstantinovna Rudakova, Dobroljubov State Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod
Cand.Sci. (Pol.Sci.), Associate Professor of the Chair of International Relations and Political Science, Leading Research Fellow

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Received: 08.09.2023

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Ustinkin, S. V., & Rudakova, E. K. (2023). Protecting Children’s Right to Health in the Context of the Discussion on the Legislative Limitation of the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Russia. Vlast’ (The Authority), 31(4), 197-203. https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v31i4.9742
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