BookJames M. Goldfarb, editor.
Summary: The first IVF conceived birth in 1978 resulted in a significant growth of third party reproductive options which continue to raise ethical, legal, and psychological questions. Third party reproduction procedures can involve as many as five people: sperm donor, egg donor, gestational carrier, and intended parents. Third-Party Reproduction: A Comprehensive Guide utilizes experts in the field to address the medical, psychological, ethical and legal aspects of sperm donation, egg donation, embryo donation, and the use of gestational carriers. In addition, there are chapters on the medical and ethical aspects of posthumous reproduction, religious aspects of third party reproduction, and how to avoid pitfalls of third party reproduction. Aimed at physicians, trainees, psychologists, nurses, and social workers whose practices may include patients considering third party reproduction, the intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive and practical overview of the many aspects of third party reproduction to help all those involved to better understand them. Patients considering third party reproduction may also find value in this book.
Contents:
Medical Implications of Oocyte Donation
Oocyte Donation: Legal Aspects
Oocyte Donation: Psychological Aspects
Oocyte Donation: Ethical Aspects
Gestational Carrier: Medical Aspects
Surrogacy and Gestational Carrier Arrangements: Legal Aspects
Use of Gestational Carriers: Psychological Aspects
The Ethics of Hiring a Gestational Carrier
Embryo Donation: Medical Aspects
Embryo Donation: Legal Aspects
Embryo Donation: Psychological Aspects
Embryo Donation: Ethical Issues
Donor Insemination
Sperm Donation: Legal Aspects
Sperm Donation: Psychological Aspects
Sperm Donation: Ethical Aspects
Medical Aspects of Posthumous Reproduction
Ethical Implications of Posthumous Reproduction
Hagar's Child:? Theology, Ethics, and the Third Party in Emerging Reproductive Technology
Choosing Egg Donors and Gestational Carriers: Avoiding the Pitfalls.