Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons: a committee opinion.

Abstract:

:This statement explores the implications of reproduction by single individuals, unmarried heterosexual couples, and gay and lesbian couples, and concludes that ethical arguments supporting denial of access to fertility services on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation cannot be justified. This document replaces the previous version of this document by the same name, published in November 2006 (Fertil Steril 2009;92:1190-3).

journal_name

Fertil Steril

journal_title

Fertility and sterility

authors

Ethics Committee of American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

doi

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.042

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1524-7

issue

6

eissn

0015-0282

issn

1556-5653

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S0015-0282(13)03008-2

journal_volume

100

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