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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781706103321

Titolo

Ethical dilemmas in assisted reproductive technologies [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Joseph G. Schenker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter, c2011

ISBN

1-283-39964-4

9786613399649

3-11-024021-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Classificazione

CC 7264

Altri autori (Persone)

SchenkerJoseph G

Disciplina

176

Soggetti

Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Author index -- 1 The foundations and application of medical ethics / Steinberg, Avraham -- 2 Legislation for assisted reproductive technologies / Dickens, Bernard M. -- 3 Reproductive rights as an integral part of women's rights / Benagiano, Giuseppe / Carrara, Sabina / Filippi, Valentina -- 4 Right to reproduce / Kaur, Harpreet / Rao, Kamini A. -- 5 Informed consent for treatment of fertility / Green, Yosi -- 6 Specific ethical and legal aspects of ART practice in eastern European countries / Dostál, Jiri -- 7 Sperm donation and sperm-bank management / Gong, Dan / Li, Zheng -- 8 Oocyte donation: medical and legal perspectives / Avraham, Sarit / Seidman, Daniel S. -- 9 Egg donation: ethical considerations and regulatory context / Mastroianni, Anna C. / Mastroianni, Luigi -- 10 Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of fetal reduction / Evans, Mark I. / Britt, David W. -- 11 Fertility treatments in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients / Olshtain-Pops, Karen / Maayan, Shlomo -- 12 Pregnancies in perimenopause and beyond / Shufaro, Yoel / Schenker, Joseph G. -- 13 Legal control of surrogacy - international perspectives / Svitnev, K. -- 14 Preimplantation genetic diagnosis in assisted reproduction: medical, ethical, and legal aspects / Kuliev, Anver -- 15 Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of late-onset diseases / Papp, Zoltán / Várkonyi, Tibor / Váradi, Valéria -- 16 Bioethics of human embryonic stem cells and cloning for stem cells: an Israeli



perspective / Revel, Michel -- 17 The future of human embryonic stem cell research: medical, legal, and ethical perspectives / Hovatta, Outi / Rodriguez-Wallberg, Kenny A. -- 18 Preservation of fertility in children with cancer: medical, ethical, and legal aspects / Ryan, Ginny -- 19 Fertility preservation for cancer patients: a review of current options and their advantages and disadvantages / Reinblatt, Shauna / Ata, Barnis / Shalom-Paz, Einat / Tan, Seang Lin / Holzer, Hananel -- 20 Sexual orientation and use of assisted reproductive technology: social and psychological issues / Riskind, Rachel G. -- 21 Access to fertility treatment by lesbian couples / Marina, Simón / Marina, Fernando / Marina, David -- 22 ART practice and tourism / Inhorn, Marcia C. / Patrizio, Pasquale -- 23 A savior child conceived by PGD/HLA: medical and ethical aspects / Hui, Edwin C. -- 24 Posthumous reproduction: ethical and legal perspectives / Spielman, Bethany -- 25 Human reproductive cloning: ethical perspectives / Jensen, David A. -- 26 ART practice - religious views / Schenker, Joseph G. -- 27 A Catholic ethical perspective on human reproductive technology / Ford, Norman -- 28 Islamic laws and reproduction / Serour, Gamal I. -- 29 Jewish law (halakha) and reproduction / Schenker, Joseph G. -- 30 Commercialized assisted reproduction / Křepelka, Filip -- 31 The intersection between economic and ethical aspects of ART / Chambers, Georgina M.

Sommario/riassunto

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.