La filiación post mortem y las técnicas de reproducción asistida

Abstract

At present, assisted reproductive techniques are a very common process that couples access; So the law has the obligation to adjust to scientific and technological advances; However, in the Ecuadorian legislation specifically on the case of this investigation, nothing refers to the recognition of a child born through assisted reproduction techniques after the death of its parent. Therefore, due to the importance of the rights involved in filiation through assisted reproduction techniques, post mortem, it is important that this social and legal problem be regulated in Ecuador; just as they have carried out in various countries of the world. For this research, it is necessary to specify the various scenarios in which parental consent can be carried out in order to grant post-mortem parentage; It is important to analyze the legal effects, such as the right to identity of the minor born through an assisted reproductive technique; It is also important to take into consideration international regulations, as well as international jurisprudence.