ASRM: Ethical Considerations of ART

Ethical Considerations of Assisted Reproductive Technologies:

ASRM Ethics Committee Reports & Statements

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Donating spare embryos for stem cell research
Released March 2009
Interests, obligations, and rights of the donor in gamete donation
Released January 2009
Financial compensation of oocyte donors
Released August 2007
Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons
Released November 2006
Disclosure of medical errors involving gametes and embryos
Released September 2006
Fertility preservation and reproduction in cancer patients
Released June 2005
Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile
Released October 2004
Child-rearing ability and the provision of fertility services
Released September 2004
Informing offspring of their conception by gamete donation
Released March 2004
Family members as gamete donors and surrogates
Released November 2003, Reviewed July 2006
Human immunodeficiency virus and infertility treatment
Released February 2002, Reviewed July 2006
Preconception gender selection for nonmedical reasons
Released May 2001, Reviewed June 2006
Human somatic cell nuclear transfer - cloning
Released November 2000, Reviewed June 2006
Sex selection and preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Released October 1999, Reviewed January 2006
Risk-sharing or Refund Programs in Assisted Reproduction
Released September 1998, Reviewed June 2006
Informed Consent and the use of Gametes and Embryos for Research
Released November 1997, Under Review 2006
1997 Report:

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Disposition of abandoned embryos
(reviewed July 2006)

Oocyte donation to postmenopausal women
(under review 2006)

The use of fetal oocytes in assisted reproduction
(reviewed June 2006)

Posthumous reproduction
(under review 2006)

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