ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 15: Cross-border reproductive care

This paper analyses the ethical aspects of cross-border reproductive care. Ethical questions are raised by some of the main reasons of cross-border travelling, i.e. law evasion and unequal access to treatment. The phenomenon also generates possible conflicts linked to the responsibility of the profe...

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Published in:Human reproduction (Oxford) 2008-10, Vol.23 (10), p.2182-2184
Main Authors: Pennings, G., de Wert, G., Shenfield, F., Cohen, J., Tarlatzis, B., Devroey, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Advisory Committees
Biological and medical sciences
cross-border care
Disclosure - ethics
Disclosure - legislation & jurisprudence
Emigration and Immigration
Fees and Charges
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
justice
law evasion
Medical sciences
Moral Obligations
Referral and Consultation - ethics
Referral and Consultation - legislation & jurisprudence
Reproductive Health Services - ethics
Reproductive Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
Reproductive Health Services - standards
reproductive tourism
Societies, Medical - ethics
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Summary:This paper analyses the ethical aspects of cross-border reproductive care. Ethical questions are raised by some of the main reasons of cross-border travelling, i.e. law evasion and unequal access to treatment. The phenomenon also generates possible conflicts linked to the responsibility of the professionals. Three points are discussed: the moral obligation of the physician to refer the patient, his/her duty to provide information and counselling and the acceptability of fee-splitting. The recommendations focus on measures to reduce or limit the number of patients that have to travel abroad and on steps to guarantee the safety and quality of the treatment wherever it is provided.
ISSN:0268-1161
1460-2350
DOI:10.1093/humrep/den184