Commentary: legal and ethical aspects of sperm retrieval.

Authors :: White GB
Source :: The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics [J Law Med Ethics] 1999 Winter; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 359-61, 295.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: Author argues that the adequacy of "reasonably inferred consent" as a justification for the retrieval of sperm posthumously or after persistent vegetative state suffers from definitional ambiguity, faulty comparisons, and ultimately may justify practices that are not in the interest of survivors or children yet to be conceived.

Subjects :: Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Informed Consent legislation & jurisprudence
Male
Personal Autonomy
Pregnancy
Tissue and Organ Procurement
United States
Brain Death legislation & jurisprudence
Ethics, Medical
Persistent Vegetative State
Posthumous Conception
Spermatozoa
Tissue Donors legislation & jurisprudence

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1073-1105
Volume :: 27
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 11067618
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.1999.tb01471.x