Lic. Patricia Alkolombre - Buenos Aires - Argentina

Taking the myth of Icarus as a metaphor and starting point, theÊ present article deals with the ethical boundaries regarding Assisted Fertilization. Several levels of analysis are applied: the social level as far as the new filiations are concerned; the scientific level and the issues emerging from scientific findings; the level of the couple which resorts to the technique and the birth of a baby. The necessity to create Bioethics Committees, the constitution of Interdisciplinary Teams and the place of the psychoanalyst facing this novel clinical entity are also analyzed.ÊÊ

Key words: ethics - bioethics- assisted fertilization - science - treatment demand - the psychoanalyst's place