EGG FREEZING: A BREAKTHROUGH FOR REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY?
This article describes the relatively new technology of freezing human eggs and examines whether egg freezing, specifically when it is used by healthy women as ‘insurance’ against age-related infertility, is a legitimate exercise of reproductive autonomy. Although egg freezing has the potential to e...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2009
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Bioethics
Ano: 2009, Volume: 23, Número: 1, Páginas: 39-46 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Extend Fertility
B Childbearing B oocyte cryopreservation B Autonomy B egg freezing B professional women B American Society for Reproductive Medicine |
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| Resumo: | This article describes the relatively new technology of freezing human eggs and examines whether egg freezing, specifically when it is used by healthy women as ‘insurance’ against age-related infertility, is a legitimate exercise of reproductive autonomy. Although egg freezing has the potential to expand women's reproductive options and thus may represent a breakthrough for reproductive autonomy, I argue that without adequate information about likely outcomes and risks, women may be choosing to freeze their eggs in a commercially exploitative context, thus undermining rather than expanding reproductive autonomy. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00680.x |
