Third party assisted conception across cultures : social, legal, and ethical perspectives / edited by Eric Blyth and Ruth Landau.

Involving a third person in a child's conception raises many difficult issues and dilemmas. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the place of third party assisted conception within health care provision, drawing on local ethical and religious standpoints as well as political and economic...

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Other Authors: Blyth, Eric., Landau, Ruth, 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • Argentina: hopes, results, and barriers / Luisa Barn
  • Australia: choice and diversity in regulation and record keeping / Helen Szoke
  • Canada: the long road to regulation / Jean Haase
  • Finland: unregulated practices, familiarity, and legality / Maili Malin, Riitta Burrell
  • Germany: the changing legal and social culture / Petra Thorn
  • Hong Kong: a social, legal, and clinical overview / Ernest Ng . [and others]
  • Israel: every person has the right to have children / Ruth Landau
  • New Zealand: from secrecy and shame to openness and acceptance / Ken Daniels
  • Poland: provision and guidelines for third party assisted conception / Eleonora Bielawska-Batorowicz
  • Singapore: practice and challenges / Rosaleen Ow
  • South Africa: cultural diversity / Charlene Laurence Carbonatto
  • The United Kingdom: evolution of a statutary regulatory approach / Eric Blyth
  • The United States of America: regulation, technology, and the marketplace / Eric Blyth with Jean Benward.