胚胎之争的法学思考--以二审法院判决为视角

无锡胚胎继承权案将受精胚胎在法律上如何界定这一难题带入公众视野。目前学术界关于冷冻胚胎的法律属性有主体说、客体说、中介说三种观点，以中介说为通说。二审法院从监管、处置权的角度做出判决可谓独辟蹊径，但对于本案中胚胎的性质、能否继承、当事人的请求权基础何在等实质性问题却予以回避。对受精胚胎的认识首先需要从其生物学本质出发，同时结合伦理道德、法律实践及大众认知等多个因素予以考虑。从受精胚胎发展的不同阶段出发，采客体说，将本案受精胚胎认定为可予继承的物，才能使当事人拥有请求权基础以及顺利承继合同利益，也是平息各方争议的最佳选择。

Legal Thinking about Embryo Dispute:on the Perspective of the Judgment of the Appeal Court

The embryo inheritance case in Wuxi has raised the problem,how to define the nature of the embryo in law,into the public view.There are three viewpoints:the subject,the object and the Intermediary,the last one is the most popular one. Surprisingly,the appeal court make the judgment based on the custody,the right of disposal and some aspects,which successfully avoided the substantive issue:the nature of the embryo in law,whether the embryo can be inherited and the right of claim.In order to understand the embryo,first we need to start from its biological nature,and at the same time combined with ethical,law practice,public perception and many other related factors into consideration.It is the best choice to solve the problem if we adopt the object viewpoint based on the different stage of the embryo.