Financing uterus transplants: The United States context

The first baby has successfully been born by uterus transplantation (UTx) in the United States and the procedure is swiftly becoming a viable clinical option for patients with uterine factor infertility (UFI). This raises a practical ethical question: should health insurers finance UTx and what issu...

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Main Author: Blake, Valarie K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 32, Issue: 8, Pages: 527-533
IxTheo Classification:KBQ North America
NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B Ethics
B healthcare finance
B uterus transplantation
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