La bioetica di inizio vita nel diritto hindu e il (controverso) caso della gestazione per altri

The investigation commences with a series of preliminary consider- ations on the bioethics of the commencement of life as practiced by Hindus, with ref- erence to the role of procreation for individual adherents, to comprehend its perti- nence within the overarching framework of religious precepts. Moreover, this contri- bution proffers a delineation of parenting by substitution within the Hindu religion in circumstances of infertility or sterility. The analysis concludes with a discussion of the possibilities offered by Indian legislation for third-party reproduction, and devotes concluding reflections to this topic, which is currently the subject of a wide (not only religious) debate.