Reproduction and the Law
LAWS6003
This unit considers legal issues relating to reproduction. Topics to be covered in the unit include: wrongful birth, prenatal injury, wrongful life, abortion, the rights of the foetus, reproductive technology (including legal regulation, eligibility for treatment, access to information, research using embryos, surrogacy), sterilisation and intellectual disability. The unit will aim to situate the legal issues within their broader social context, with reading materials interdisciplinary and comparative in nature. Student participation in class discussion will be expected.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 108
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: LAWS6003
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No