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Andrology
Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Adonai Paz
Summary: This paper aims to summarize the main reasons for disclosure to donor conceived children to generate more discussions about the ethics of donor conception in andrology circles. We argue that transparency about gamete donation improves the psychological well-being of donor conceived children, thus upholding the ethical principle of beneficence. Additionally, based on the principle of autonomy, donor conceived children should have the right to know their donor status.
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Ethics
Xavier Symons, Henry Kha
Summary: Many early sperm donors in IVF donated anonymously, but there is an increasing awareness of the ethical issues in withholding parental information from donor children. Today, anonymous donation is illegal in many jurisdictions and some even retrospectively invalidate contracts guaranteeing anonymity. This article critically evaluates the ethics and legality of anonymous donation, supporting laws in Australia and Britain that prohibit donor anonymity and advocating for a central registry to provide donor children with easy access to identifying information about their parents.
JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
D. R. Siegel, J. Sheeder, W. Kramer, C. Roeca
Summary: The majority of donor-conceived people are willing to consider using donor gametes themselves if unable to conceive spontaneously. Those who consider using donor gametes are more likely to have been informed about their donor-conceived origins at a young age by a family member and have positive experiences as a donor-conceived person.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Summary: Technology and evolving regulatory framework have led to changes in medical terminology, particularly in describing the relationships between gamete and embryo donors and recipients. The use of social media and DNA testing has made it necessary to move away from terms like "known" and "anonymous" and adopt more accurate terms like "directed" and "nonidentified".
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Christopher Allen, David McLernon, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Abha Maheshwari
Summary: Pregnancies conceived with donor sperm have a lower odds of early pregnancy loss and ectopic pregnancy compared to pregnancies conceived with partner sperm.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Andreas Widbom, Gunilla Sydsjo, Claudia Lampic
Summary: The study found that early disclosure of donor conception to children at age 7-8 does not have negative impacts on the psychological adjustment of parents or children. Both mothers and fathers in families using oocyte donation and sperm donation were well adjusted, with children also showing good psychological adjustment.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Guido Pennings
Summary: This article discusses the comparison between embryo donation and double donation, emphasizing the importance of considering the perspective of the recipients and presenting additional arguments to balance the two methods.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Allan A. Pacey, Guido Pennings, Edgar Mocanu, Janne Rothmar, Anja Pinborg, Stine Willum Adrian, Corey Burke, Anne-Bine Skytte
Summary: More applicants are accepted as donors in Denmark than in the USA, and those who choose ID release are more frequently accepted than those who do not.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2023)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Christopher P. Allen, Nicola Marconi, David J. McLernon, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Abha Maheshwari
Summary: The study found that pregnancies conceived using donor sperm may have a higher risk of obstetric complications such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and small for gestational age, compared to pregnancies conceived with partner sperm. However, further high-quality population-based studies are needed to confirm these findings due to the limited evidence and variations in study quality and bias.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE
(2021)
Article
Ethics
Olivia Schuman
Summary: The moral acceptability of anonymous gamete donation is debated, with most philosophers and bioethicists arguing that parent-child relationships should not depend on genetic ties. However, David Velleman dissents from this view. This article challenges Velleman's argument by endorsing his metaphysical picture before demonstrating that donor conception does not necessarily violate human dignity. It argues for a double standard of self-knowledge and shows that under certain conditions, donor conception can respect human dignity.
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Immunology
Luke Benvenuto, Mark E. Snyder, Meghan Aversa, Shreena Patel, Joseph Costa, Lori Shah, Hilary Robbins, Frank D'Ovidio, Joshua Sonett, Bryan P. Stanifer, Philippe Lemaitre, Selim Arcasoy, Michaela R. Anderson
Summary: During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significant regional disparities in lung transplantation practices, with a larger decrease in transplant volume in high COVID-19 prevalence areas. Waiting list activations decreased overall, while waiting list deaths remained similar regardless of local COVID-19 prevalence.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Alyson N. Fox, AnnMarie Liapakis, Ramesh Batra, Therese Bittermann, Juliet Emamaullee, Sukru Emre, Yuri Genyk, Hyosun Han, Whitney Jackson, Elizabeth Pomfret, Muhammad Raza, Manuel Rodriguez-Davalos, Susan Rubman Gold, Benjamin Samstein, Akhil Shenoy, Timucin Taner, John P. Roberts
Summary: This article reviews the increasing interest in anonymous nondirected living organ donation in the United States, discusses current transplant policy and emerging data in living donor liver transplantation, and aims to provide consensus guidance for safe evaluation and selection of nondirected living liver donors and just allocation of grafts.
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Family Studies
Rafal Lukasiewicz, Sonia Allan
Summary: This article examines donor-matching in medically assisted reproduction, including the methods used, reasons for its use, and laws and practices across different European jurisdictions. The discussion also considers the potential impact of donor-matching on individuals born through third-party reproduction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW POLICY AND THE FAMILY
(2022)
Article
International Relations
Andrew Gates, George Klosko
Summary: In the literature on refugees, scholars often focus on the obligations that states have towards refugees, but do not address the obligations that refugees have towards their new countries. This article explores the moral basis of refugees' obligations, with a focus on extending traditional political obligation principles to address this issue. The article considers two categories of refugees and provides explanations for their obligations.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES QUARTERLY
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Abigail Combs, Mariah J. Kimes, Carolyn R. Jaslow, Heidi Hayes, Lindsey B. O'Leary, Michael J. Levy, William H. Kutteh
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between oocyte donor characteristics and their perception, expectation, and experience of pain, as well as the interaction between pain and overall satisfaction with the donation process. The results showed that most donors rated their pain as minimal to moderate. Altruistically motivated and parous donors were less likely to experience unexpected levels of pain. The majority of donors reported being informed of the risk of pain. Unexpected levels of pain were highly related to low donor satisfaction.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
(2022)