Ethical considerations in embryo disposition cases
10.3760/cma.j.cn101441-20241201-00453
- VernacularTitle:胚胎归属案例涉及的伦理问题
- Author:
Xiaoguang SHAO
1
;
Hang DU
;
Xiuxia WANG
Author Information
1. 大连大学附属中山医院妇产科与母子生殖遗传中心，大连 116001
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Embryo research;
Ownership;
Embryo disposition;
Reproductive techniques, assisted;
Ethics
- From:
Chinese Journal of Reproduction and Contraception
2025;45(4):346-348
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
One of the important goals of assisted reproductive technology management is the safety of offspring. When the needs of patients conflict with the management of assisted reproductive technology, reproductive ethical problems arise. The storage and use of frozen embryos is a part of the management of assisted reproductive technology. When the patient has a conflict in the storage and use of frozen embryos, a small number of court decisions are consistent with the national management measures, but the vast majority of court decisions give the patient the right to ownership of frozen embryos, ruling that the patient has the right to custody and disposal, and the hospital will be difficult to implement embryo cryopreservation and management by national laws and regulations. In this paper, we review the ethical considerations in embryos, in order to provide beneficial references for embryo management in assisted reproductive technology.
