论冷冻胚胎的法律属性及其处理原则——从宜兴“冷冻胚胎案”说起

The Legal Natures and Principles of Management the of Frozen Embryos

冷冻胚胎的法律属性直接决定其处理原则。在法律属性问题上,冷冻胚胎既不是民法上的物,也不是民法上的人,但它是自然法则范畴上的生物人。因此,其处理原则是:任何人或者机构都不对胚胎享有所有权和继承权;精子提供者和卵子提供者的法定生育权可以对抗冷冻胚胎的生命权;不得以违背公序良俗之方式贬损冷冻胚胎作为生物人的价值和尊严。

With the development of In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer technology,there are more and more issues about frozen embryos. The legal natures of frozen embryos will decide the principles of management of them. In fact,the frozen embryo is nither property nor person in civil law. There is no right of ownership in a human embryo and we must respect its value and dignity as a human being.