ReviewFacts, views & vision in ObGyn2016
Religious aspects of assisted reproduction
Review in Facts, views & vision in ObGyn, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Toward global reproductive justice: a universal framework for evaluating equity and autonomy in in-vitro fertilization policies.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of challenges and prospective recommendations of medically assisted reproductive technology in developing countries.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Advancing assisted reproductive technology in Africa: a narrative review on the promising role of molecular biology and molecular techniques.Reproductive health · 2026Review
- Genomic testing in gamete donors: clinicians' perspectives on recontact and pre-donation genetic counseling.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Article
- Spiritual counselling and women's well-being in orthodox christianity: embryo adoption as surrogate motherhood.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Glycerol Kinase 2 as a Metabolic Sentinel for Human Sperm Motility and Male Fertility.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Nesting the Eggs on Another Day: Social Egg Freezing.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Review
- Religious and cultural perspectives on assisted reproductive technology in Ghana: A comparative analysis of traditionalist, islamic, and christian beliefs.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- FERTILTY CARE IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: Fertility care in low- and middle-income countries.Reproduction & fertility · 2024Review
- Uterine transposition in a patient with vulvar cancer.Gynecologic oncology reports · 2024Article
- Social Egg Freezing-A Trend or Modern Reality?Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Uterus transplantation: what the world's religions have to say.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2024Article
- Navigating Cultural Diversity in the Selection of Cardiovascular Device Treatments: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Perspectives surrounding fertility preservation and posthumous reproduction for adolescent and young adults with terminal cancer: Survey of allied health professionals.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
- Fertility desire among HIV-positive individuals in the Chinese sociocultural context: A qualitative study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Comparing Abrahamic Monotheistic Religions.Asian bioethics review · 2023Article
- Human immature testicular tissue organ culture: a step towards fertility preservation and restoration.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Cross-border reproductive healthcare attitudes and behaviours among women living in Florence, Italy.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Factors Affecting Fertility Intention Among People Living with HIV in Kunming, China.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Human response to new developments regarding birth, death, marriage and divorce is largely shaped by religious beliefs. When assisted reproduction was introduced into medical practice in the last quarter of the twentieth century, it was fiercely attacked by some religious groups and highly welcomed by others. Today, assisted reproduction is accepted in nearly all its forms by Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism, although most Orthodox Jews refuse third party involvement. On the contrary assisted reproduction is totally unacceptable to Roman Catholicism, while Protestants, Anglicans, Coptic Christians and Sunni Muslims accept most of its forms, which do not involve gamete or embryo donation. Orthodox Christians are less strict than Catholic Christians but still refuse third party involvement. Interestingly, in contrast to Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam accepts gamete donation and has made provisions to institutionalize it. Chinese culture is strongly influenced by Confucianism, which accepts all forms of assisted reproduction that do not involve third parties. Other communities follow the law of the land, which is usually dictated by the religious group(s) that make(s) the majority of that specific community. The debate will certainly continue as long as new developments arise in the ever-evolving field of assisted reproduction.
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