Choosing Assisted Reproduction Social, Emotional and Ethical Considerations

Name: Choosing Assisted Reproduction Social, Emotional and Ethical Considerations
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ISBN: 9780944934227

ISBN-10: 0944934226

ISBN-13: 9780944934227

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Authors: Susan L. Cooper, Ellen S. Glazer

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List price: $15.00
Publisher: Perspectives Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Introduction


Emotional and Ethical Considerations of Assisted Reproductive Technology


Principles of Medical Ethics


The Separate Components of Parenthood


Unnatural Conception


Avoidance of Regret


In Vitro Fertilization and the Assisted Reproductive Technologies


The ART Options


Initial Considerations


ART Statistics


The ART Process


When to End ART Treatment?


Pregnancy After ART


A Miraculous Conception


Pregnancy after Gamete Donation


Pregnancy Loss after ART


Moving Forward: Changing Direction


Guidance from the Mind


Guidance from the Heart


Grief, Resolution and Celebration


Donor Insemination


Setting the Stage: A Climate of Shame and Secrecy


Diagnosing Male Infertility


Treatment for Male Infertility


Deciding on Donor Insemination


Known vs. Unknown Donors


Known Sperm Donation


Anonymous Sperm Donation


The Selection and Practice of Anonymous Sperm Donation


Attempting Pregnancy


Ovum Donation


Who Uses Donor Ova?


Potential Ovum Donors


The Medical Process


Medical Screening of Ovum Donors


Ethical Considerations of Ovum Donation


Known Ovum Donation


Anonymous Ovum Donation


Surrogacy


Who Considers Using Surrogacy


The Development of Twentieth Century Contractual Surrogacy


Surrogacy in Practice


Pregnancy and Birth through Surrogacy


Gestational Care


A Social and Ethical Perspective


A Legal Perspective


Gestational Care Couples


Gestational Carriers


The Gestational Care Experience


Embryo Adoption


Reasons for Choosing Embryo Adoption


Ethical Issues in Embryo Adoption


Psychosocial Issues in Embryo Adoption


Availability and Practice of Embryo Adoption


Telling the Truth: Why, When, and How to Do So


The Historical Context of Secrecy: An Unfortunate Tradition


Openness: An Ethnically and Psychologically Sound Approach


Talking to Children about Their Origins