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Review
. 2018 Nov;110(6):1017-1021.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.08.029.

Consideration of the gestational carrier: an Ethics Committee opinion

Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org  1 ; Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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Consideration of the gestational carrier: an Ethics Committee opinion

Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org et al. Fertil Steril. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

Intended parents engage with gestational carriers in an attempt to achieve their personal reproductive goals. All gestational carriers have a right to be fully informed of the risks as well as the contractual and legal aspects of the gestational-carrier process. Gestational carriers have autonomy in making their own decisions regarding medical care and should be free from undue influences by the stakeholders involved. They should have free access to and receive psychological evaluation and counseling before, during, and after participating. Gestational carriers require independent legal counsel regarding the execution of contracts. This document replaces the document of the same name, last published in 2013 (Fertil Steril 2013;99:1838-1841).

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