2020-06-172020-06-172020-06-172020-06-04https://ri.ucsal.br/handle/prefix/1580This research was carried out with the aim of analyzing the limits between the permission to discard fertilized embryos in the laboratory and the prohibition of abortion, through doctrinal, legislative and jurisprudential exposition regarding the treatment of the unborn child in the perspective of the embryo in vitro and in vivo. To this end, an examination was made of what is meant by “the beginning of human life”, identifying the measures used by the Brazilian legal system for the treatment regarding the discards of these embryos and the social impact caused on the vision of the cryopreserved embryo and the one that is found fixed in the maternal uterus. In the end, through the information collected, a reflection was made regarding the dignity of the choice for motherhood and, consequently, about the woman as a subject of rights.Acesso AbertoVidaEmbriões excedentáriosAbortoDignidade humanaLifeSurplus embryosAbortionHuman dignityAnálise a respeito do conflito entre a proibição do aborto e a permissão do descarte de embriões fecundados em laboratórioAnalysis regarding the conflict between the prohibition of abortion and permission of disposal of embryo fecunded in laboratoryTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCiências Sociais AplicadasDireito