Informing offspring of their conception by gamete or embryo donation: a committee opinion

Ethics Committee of  American Society for Reproductive Medicine

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.028

Informing offspring of their conception by gamete or embryo donation: a committee opinion

Fertil Steril. 2013 Jul;100(1):45-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.028. Epub 2013 Mar 7.

Author

Ethics Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine¹

Collaborators

Ethics Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine:
Paula Amato, Robert Brzyski, Andrea Braverman, Jean Benward, Andrea Stein, Bonnie Steinbock, Bruce Wilder, Richard Reindollar, Dolores Lamb, John Robertson, Judith Daar, Leslie Francis, Monique Spillman, Robert Rebar, Sean Tipton, Senait Fisseha, Steven Ralston

Affiliation

¹ American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35216, USA.

PMID: 23477678
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.02.028

Abstract

This document discusses the ethical implications regarding informing offspring of their conception using gamete or embryo donation. It replaces the 2004 ASRM Ethics Committee document of the same name (Fertil Steril 2004;81:527-31).

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult Children*
Embryo Disposition / ethics*
Ethics Committees / ethics*
Fertilization*
Germ Cells
Humans
Parent-Child Relations*
Societies, Medical / ethics*
United States