Non-medical egg freezing and individualisation arguments: reply to Moen, Segers and Campo-Engelstein

An argument against the use of non-medical egg freezing (NMEF) is that women should not use NMEF as it is an individualistic and morally problematic answer to the social problems that women face, for instance, in the labour market. Instead of allowing or expecting women to deal with these problems i...

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Main Author: Petersen, S. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2021
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 265-266
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