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As part of th strategic orientation of the research conducted at the University of Zurich, the University Research Priority Program (URPP) "Human Reproduction Reloaded" will explore, as of January 1, 2021 and for 8 years, the rapidly changing medical technology on human reproduction and its sociological, societal, ethical and legal implications. In particular, this interdisciplinary URPP seeks to understand and provide policy guidance on the societal impact and legal challenges of such technology. Moreover, it aims at exploring the aspirations, limitations, and ethical considerations of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Tanja Krones co-leads the UFSP, chaired by Prof. Andrea Büchler.
1. To research and analyze reproductive decisions: their legal, medical, and social prerequisites, contexts, and effects; their consequences for the individual person as well as for families and society; and their economic implications, technical-medical limitations, and normative assumptions.
2. To pay particular attention to newer reproductive options, including egg freezing, genetic selection, germ cell donation, and gene editing.
3. To contribute to a better understanding of the future challenges of reproduction, fostering meaningful conversations among stakeholders and the wider public that situates science and technological advances more clearly in the context of values and norms.
Please address any questions you may have to Prof. Dr. iur. Andrea Büchler, Director URPP "Human Reproduction Reloaded", +41 44 634 48 43, andrea.buechler@rwi.uzh.ch