ABSTRACT
The previous chapter concluded with a reference to a set of puzzles arising out of the results of successful procreation treatments. These cluster around the welfare of children born by such means. Most jurisdictions which have regulations governing assisted reproduction make the interests of the child a matter of great importance. But how are we to implement this concern in clinical practice? What kinds of interests can future people be said to have? Should the doctor offering these services be responsible for the future welfare of the child? And if so, how can he or she ensure such welfare? These are questions to which there are conflicting answers. Our problem will be to determine how independent the welfare of the child, as perceived by the protagonists in the debate, can be from their own various interests.
