Ethics and Policy · Reproductive Ethics

Defining embryo donation: an Ethics Committee opinion

Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org

Committee members: Sigal Klipstein, M.D.; Deborah Anderson-Bialis; Ricardo Azziz, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.; Tolulope Bakare, M.D.; Katherine Cameron, M.D.; Susan Crockin, J.D.; Ruth Farrell, M.D.; Elizabeth Ginsburg, M.D.; Mandy Katz-Jaffe, Ph.D.; Jennifer Kawwass, M.D.; Joshua Morris, M.D., M.A.; Gwendolyn Quinn, Ph.D.; Catherine Racowsky, Ph.D.; Robert Rebar, M.D.; Jared Robins, M.D., M.B.A.; Mary Samplaski, M.D.; David Shalowitz, M.D.; Chevis N Shannon, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.B.A.; Sean Tipton, M.A.; Lynn Westphal, M.D.; Julianne Zweifel, Ph.D.

Earlier edition (2016)

Published June 2023 Fertility and sterility, 119(6), 944-947
DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.007 PMID 37149804

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 2016.

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Sigal Klipstein, Deborah Anderson-Bialis, Ricardo Azziz, Tolulope Bakare, Katherine Cameron, Susan Crockin, Ruth Farrell, Elizabeth Ginsburg, Mandy Katz-Jaffe, Jennifer Kawwass, Joshua Morris, Gwendolyn Quinn, Catherine Racowsky, Robert Rebar, Jared Robins, Mary Samplaski, David Shalowitz, Chevis N Shannon, Sean Tipton, Lynn Westphal, Julianne Zweifel
S Klipstein, Debbie Anderson-Bialis, Deb Anderson-Bialis, D Anderson-Bialis, R Azziz, T Bakare, Kathy Cameron, Kate Cameron, Katie Cameron, K Cameron, Sue Crockin, S Crockin, R Farrell, Liz Ginsburg, Beth Ginsburg, Betsy Ginsburg, E Ginsburg, M Katz-Jaffe, Jen Kawwass, Jenny Kawwass, J Kawwass, Josh Morris, J Morris, G Quinn, Cathy Racowsky, Kate Racowsky, C Racowsky, Bob Rebar, Rob Rebar, Bobby Rebar, R Rebar, J Robins, M Samplaski, Dave Shalowitz, D Shalowitz, C Shannon, S Tipton, L Westphal, J Zweifel
PMID 37149804 37149804 DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.007 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2023.03.007 Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org et al. 2023, Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org 2023