University:
University College London
Course:
LAWS0029 | Health Care Law
Academic year:

2024
Views:

389

Pages:

3
Author:

Nam B.

Semen in Its Place Presented by: Mrs. Bernstein Date: 15 March 2022 Overview - Roaming free - Two broad categories of semen danger - Three ideas from hazardous substance regulation - "In its place" beyond safety The Right To Move As A Legal Conc - In international human rights (it's also found in domestic law) - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights - The International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights - What's included in these international human rights instruments? - • The right to move freely within a country • The right to leave any country by crossing an international border • The right to return to one's country. Blackstone wrote that freedom to move comes from natural law. From Commentaries on the Laws of England, volume 1: • Nature gives a "power of loco- motion, of changing situation, of moving one's person to whatsoever place one's own inclination may direct; without imprisonment or restraint, unless by due course of law." - "Every sperm is sacred" (Monty Python) = it's wrong to interfere with a journey and presumed agenda - Covid-era restraints on movement-to name just one example of many-remind us that governments for the sake of safety may and should obstruct this prerogative to roam. Two Broad Categories Of Semen Danger - The liquid can contain viruses and possibly bacteria. - The gametes, i.e. spermatozoa, can generate pregnancy. - The danger of receiving and transmitting disease: Viruses • Coronavirus. • Mumps. • Lassa fever. • Ebola. • Epstein Barr. • Human herpes varieties 6, 7, and 8. • Herpes simplex varieties 1 and 2. • Hepatitis B and C. • Varicella zoster. • Simian virus 40. • Human T- cell lymphoma virus 1. - These viruses and many others are found in semen. - According to an essay published in 2007, semen makes HIV much more virulent and destructive. The study found that "the naked virus," naked meaning by itself rather than in semen, is weaker at delivering HIV to target immune-system cells. - The danger of receiving and transmitting disease: Bacteria • The sexually transmitted Big Three bacteria-syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia- are all found in semen. The Danger Of Becoming Pregnancy - Physical impacts on the impregnated person continue even if the pregnancy does not endure to full term. - - Other impacts of pregnancy • psychological/emotional • financial The lifelong condition of parenthood - Spring 2022 remark about becoming pregnant in one country: Observers of the United States Supreme Court predict that in a June decision it will eliminate or reduce the constitutional right to terminate one's pregnancy. Three Ideas From Hazardous Substance Regulation - "Labeling" – disclosure - Safe containment - Safety after exposure "In Its Place" Beyond Safety - - The perdurability of twenty-first century electronic technology • Relationships • Contact tracing Semen brings pleasure and happiness