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The rights of intended children: The best interests of the child argument in assisted reproduction policy

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Assisted reproduction policies constitute a particularly interesting case for the study of child rights governance as the child here is an intended child. The child’s rights are in potential conflict… Click to show full abstract

Assisted reproduction policies constitute a particularly interesting case for the study of child rights governance as the child here is an intended child. The child’s rights are in potential conflict not with the parental, but the reproductive rights of adults. The article aims to analyse the mobilisation of the best interests of the child principle as a rhetorical resource in Swedish assisted reproduction policies and to trace the limits of governance in the name of the rights of the child.

Keywords: best interests; reproduction; rights intended; assisted reproduction; interests child

Journal Title: Childhood
Year Published: 2019

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