Ethics Opinions

Transfer of embryos affected by monogenic conditions: an Ethics Committee Opinion (2025)

Patient requests to transfer embryos with serious monogenic disorders detected in preimplantation testing are rare; this opinion discusses physician responses.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateMarch 01, 2025

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Disclosure of medical errors and untoward events involving gametes and embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)

Medical providers have an ethical duty to disclose clinically significant errors involving gametes and embryos.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateNovember 01, 2024

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Use of preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic adult-onset conditions: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)

Preimplantation genetic testing for adult-onset monogenic diseases is ethically allowed when fully penetrant or conferring disease predisposition.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateOctober 01, 2024

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Family members as gamete donors or gestational carriers: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)

The use of adult intrafamilial gamete donors and gestational surrogates is ethically acceptable when all participants are fully informed and counseled.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateJune 01, 2024

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Financial ‘‘risk-sharing’’ or refund programs in assisted reproduction: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

Financial ‘‘risk-sharing’’ fee structures in programs charge patients a higher initial fee but provide reduced fees for subsequent cycles.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateMay 01, 2024

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Planned oocyte cryopreservation to preserve future reproductive potential: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

Planned oocyte cryopreservation is an ethically permissible procedure that may help individuals avoid future infertility.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateApril 01, 2024

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Ethical obligations in fertility treatment when intimate partners withhold information from each other: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)

Clinicians should encourage disclosure between intimate partners but should maintain confidentiality where there is no harm to the partner and/or offspring.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateMarch 01, 2024

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Ethical considerations for telemedical delivery of fertility care: an Ethics Committee opinion (2024)

Telemedicine has the potential to increase access to and decrease the cost of care.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateMarch 01, 2024

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Misconduct in third-party assisted reproductive technology by participants and nonmedical professionals or entities: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

In some instances, it is ethically permissible for the physician to either disclose material information to the affected party or to decline to provide or continue to provide care.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateOctober 01, 2023

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Informed consent in assisted reproduction: an Ethics Committee opinion (2023)

Informed consent is a process in which the patient is supported in developing an understanding of medical options.

Ethics Committee Document

Publication DateJune 01, 2023

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Ethics Committee Opinions