Interests, obligations, and rights in gamete and embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion

Fertil Steril. 2019 Apr;111(4):664-670. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.018. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Abstract

This Ethics Committee report outlines the interests, obligations, and rights of all parties involved in gamete and embryo donation: both males and females who choose to provide gametes or embryos for use by others, recipients of donated gametes and embryos, individuals born as a result of gamete or embryo donation, and the programs that provide donated gametes and embryos to patients. This document replaces the document "Interests, obligations, and rights of the donor in gamete donation," last published in 2014.

MeSH terms

  • Conflict of Interest
  • Embryo Disposition / ethics*
  • Ethics Committees
  • Expert Testimony
  • Female
  • Fertilization in Vitro / ethics
  • Germ Cells*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Moral Obligations*
  • Oocyte Donation / ethics
  • Pregnancy
  • Reproductive Rights / ethics*
  • Semen
  • Tissue Donors / ethics*