Abstract

MONROY, JUAN PABLO  and  TELLEZ NAVARRO, ROMÁN FRANCISCO. IN VITRO FECUNDATION: UM DIREITO NEGADO NA COLÔMBIA. rev.fac.med [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.1, pp.71-78. ISSN 0121-5256.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rmed.2333.

The opportunity of building a family, as society basic core, is not only given by the marriage of a man and a woman. The last constitutional declarations also include same sex couples and people who are willing by their personal choice and autonomy, without limitations in the quantity of children. Nevertheless, not all the people have the biological capacity for fecundation and procreation. That is why they have to look up for diverse treatments at specialized medical centers to be able to create a family. In vitro fecundation (IVF) is one of the treatments offered. This procedure consists in the laboratory manipulation to inseminate the ovule with the spermatozoid and implant the fertilized ovule in the uterus. In Colombia, the access to these kind of treatment is limited, expensive and is not covered by the health insurance system. Some Constitutional Court precepts have pointed out that it could be some exceptional cases where the Health System has the obligation to cover the IVF expenses, due to negligence and a correlation between sickness and life. The precepts do not consider the free willing of having children and also states that Colombia is not able to support the expenses of the IVF, because is not included in the basic plan of health coverage. Finally suggesting that the adoption is a more feasible opportunity and denying the right of having children by blood.

Keywords : In Vitro Fecundation; Will autonomy; Human dignity; Rights denial.

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