Defining embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion

Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.017

Fertility and sterility, 2016

Defining embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion

Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Committee members: Judith Daar, Paula Amato, Jean Benward, Lee Collins, Joseph Davis , Leslie Francis, Elena Gates, Sigal Klipstein, Barbara Koenig, Laurence McCullough, Richard Reindollar, Mark Sauer, Rebecca Sokol, Sean Tipton

Replaced by the 2023 revision

DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.017 PMID 27001380

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The ASRM Ethics Committee's Position

“The use of the term 'adoption' for embryos is inaccurate and should be avoided.”

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Abstract

Building families through the adoption of children has been supported by human society throughout history. The ethical appropriateness of patients donating embryos to other patients for family building, or for research, is well established and is affirmed by this Committee. The use of the term ''adoption'' for embryos is inaccurate and should be avoided. This document replaces the ASRM Ethics Committee statement by the same name, last published in 2013 (Fertil Steril 2013;99:1846-7).

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Ethics and Policy: Reproductive Ethics ART Ethics
Clinical Guidelines and Standards: Guidelines by Issuing Body United States Professional Societies

Judith Daar, Paula Amato, Jean Benward, Lee Collins, Joseph Davis, Leslie Francis, Elena Gates, Sigal Klipstein, Barbara Koenig, Laurence McCullough, Richard Reindollar, Mark Sauer, Rebecca Sokol, Sean Tipton, 0000-0003-0284-2845

J Daar, P Amato, J Benward, L Collins, Joe Davis, Joey Davis, J Davis, L Francis, E Gates, S Klipstein, Barb Koenig, B Koenig, Larry McCullough, L McCullough, Rick Reindollar, Dick Reindollar, Rich Reindollar, R Reindollar, M Sauer, Becky Sokol, R Sokol, S Tipton

PMID 27001380 27001380 DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.017 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.017 Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine et al. 2016, Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2016

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Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (2016). Defining embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion. Fertility and sterility. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.03.017

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