Law in the «Age of Biotechnology» (Legal Regime for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis)
The engine of modern biotechnological development is new reproductive technologies, one of the most promising areas of which is preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). The use of this technology in Russia is currently carried out without proper legal support. The main problem in the development of the PGD legal regime is caused by the fact that this technology involves manipulation of the human embryo as a phenomenon with a special ontological status. The Christian-theological tradition, which links the birth of the human soul with the moment of conception, has a significant influence on the bioethical thought, as well as on the corresponding legal theory and practice. However, while considering the need to give a moral and religious assessment to any manipulation of the human's embryo, the development of the PGD legal regime should be based on the law principle of formal equality, according to which human repro ductive rights can be realized to the extent that they do not violate the rights of others and the common good, which is the condition for the human rights.