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Ethical Dilemmas in Assisted Reproductive Technologies

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Published/Copyright: 2011
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Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include the artificial or partially artificial methods to achieve pregnancy. These new technologies lead to substantial changes regarding of ethical and legal aspects in reproductive medicine. The book focuses on current hot topics about ethical dilemmas in ART, e.g. about the duties of ethical committees, guidelines regarding informed consent, ethical and legal aspects of sperm donation, embryo donation, ethics of embryonic stem cells, therapeutical cloning, patenting of human genes, commercialization.

  • Overview of ethical aspects in reproductive medicine

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Joseph G. Schenker, Hebrew University, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.

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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Contents

    V
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    Preface

    XVII
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    Author index

    XXI
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    1 The foundations and application of medical ethics

    1
    Avraham Steinberg
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    2 Legislation for assisted reproductive technologies

    15
    Bernard M. Dickens
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    3 Reproductive rights as an integral part of women’s rights

    29
    Giuseppe Benagiano, Sabina Carrara and Valentina Filippi
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    4 Right to reproduce

    43
    Harpreet Kaur and Kamini A. Rao
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    5 Informed consent for treatment of fertility

    53
    Yosi Green
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    6 Specific ethical and legal aspects of ART practice in eastern European countries

    63
    Jiri Dostál
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    7 Sperm donation and sperm-bank management

    87
    Dan Gong and Zheng Li
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    8 Oocyte donation: medical and legal perspectives

    95
    Sarit Avraham and Daniel S. Seidman
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    9 Egg donation: ethical considerations and regulatory context

    111
    Anna C. Mastroianni and Luigi Mastroianni
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    10 Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of fetal reduction

    121
    Mark I. Evans and David W. Britt
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    11 Fertility treatments in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients

    131
    Karen Olshtain-Pops and Shlomo Maayan
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    12 Pregnancies in perimenopause and beyond

    139
    Yoel Shufaro and Joseph G. Schenker
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    13 Legal control of surrogacy – international perspectives

    149
    K. Svitnev
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    14 Preimplantation genetic diagnosis in assisted reproduction: medical, ethical, and legal aspects

    165
    Anver Kuliev
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    15 Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of late-onset diseases

    175
    Zoltán Papp, Tibor Várkonyi and Valéria Váradi
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    16 Bioethics of human embryonic stem cells and cloning for stem cells: an Israeli perspective

    189
    Michel Revel
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    17 The future of human embryonic stem cell research: medical, legal, and ethical perspectives

    201
    Outi Hovatta and Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg
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    18 Preservation of fertility in children with cancer: medical, ethical, and legal aspects

    209
    Ginny Ryan
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    19 Fertility preservation for cancer patients: a review of current options and their advantages and disadvantages

    219
    Shauna Reinblatt, Barnis Ata, Einat Shalom-Paz, Seang Lin Tan and Hananel Holzer
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    20 Sexual orientation and use of assisted reproductive technology: social and psychological issues

    233
    Rachel G. Riskind
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    21 Access to fertility treatment by lesbian couples

    245
    Simón Marina, Fernando Marina and David Marina
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    22 ART practice and tourism

    257
    Marcia C. Inhorn and Pasquale Patrizio
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    23 A savior child conceived by PGD/HLA: medical and ethical aspects

    269
    Edwin C. Hui
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    24 Posthumous reproduction: ethical and legal perspectives

    289
    Bethany Spielman
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    25 Human reproductive cloning: ethical perspectives

    297
    David A. Jensen
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    26 ART practice – religious views

    309
    Joseph G. Schenker
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    27 A Catholic ethical perspective on human reproductive technology

    321
    Norman Ford
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    28 Islamic laws and reproduction

    333
    Gamal I. Serour
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    29 Jewish law (halakha) and reproduction

    343
    Joseph G. Schenker
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    30 Commercialized assisted reproduction

    363
    Filip Křepelka
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    31 The intersection between economic and ethical aspects of ART

    371
    Georgina M. Chambers
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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
August 29, 2011
eBook ISBN:
9783110240214
Hardcover published on:
August 18, 2011
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110240207
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Front matter:
23
Main content:
389
Tables:
30
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110240214
eBook ISBN: 9783110240214
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110240207
Keywords for this book
Ethics; Pregnancy; Reproductive Medicine; Reproductive Technologies
Audience(s) for this book
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Neonatalogists
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