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      The Legal Nature of the Embryo: Legal Subject or Legal Object?

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          This contribution addresses the question regarding the legal nature of a cryopreserved embryo. Such preservation is a relatively modern development in the medical field. Neither Tennessee (USA) law nor European law provides an acceptable explanation regarding its legal nature. It is argued herein that this is mainly due to the fact that rather unscientific language is applied. It is suggested that the using of concise legal terminology may contribute to a better understanding. The terms legal subject and object and legal subjectivity are well-known and have definite legal content. By drawing an analogy between the legal status of an infant and such embryos, the conclusion is reached that embryos are not legal subjects sui iuris but indeed share the legal subjectivity of their parents.

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                pelj
                PER: Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad
                PER
                North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) (Potchefstroom, North-West Province, South Africa )
                1727-3781
                2018
                : 21
                : 1
                : 1-31
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                [01] orgnameNorth-West University South Africa
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                S1727-37812018000100024
                10.17159/1727-3781/2018/v21i0a2914
                3f8a65cb-962b-456c-8f17-3cc391475539

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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                : 10 July 2017
                : 04 April 2018
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                legal object,cryopreserved ova,person,property,legal status,foetus,Embryo,legal subjectivity,legal subject

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