ArticleBioethics2020
Drawing the line on in vitro gametogenesis.
Article in Bioethics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Regulating the future of procreation: a proposed comprehensive framework for in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) in Israel.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Review
- Biological Parenthood in Relation to Future Artificial Reproductive Technologies : A Scoping Review of Definitions.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026Article
- Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Utilizing In Vitro Gametogenesis (IVG) and Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models (SCBEMs) for Human Reproduction in Singapore.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2026Article
- Solones, Solo Reproduction and Vice.Asian bioethics review · 2026Article
- Building a human pluripotent stem cell-based gonadal niche: improving in vitro systems with in vivo insights.Human reproduction update · 2025Review
- Integration of Bioengineered Tools in Assisted Reproductive Technologies.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Review
- Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Ray of Hope for Infertility.ACS omega · 2025Review
- In vitro gametogenesis (IVG): reflections from a workshop.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024Article
- Synthetic Embryo Models: A New Frontier in Assisted Reproduction?Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Article
- Artificial Gametes and Human Reproduction in the 21st Century: An Ethical Analysis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Review
- Modelling in vitro gametogenesis using induced pluripotent stem cells: a review.Cell regeneration (London, England) · 2023Review
- Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived In Vitro Gametogenesis and Synthetic Embryos-It Is Never Too Early for an Ethical Debate.Stem cells translational medicine · 2023Article
- In Vitro Gametogenesis in Oncofertility: A Review of Its Potential Use and Present-Day Challenges in Moving toward Fertility Preservation and Restoration.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Is there a valid ethical objection to the clinical use ofReproduction & fertility · 2021Review
- Public attitudes in Japan toward the reproductive use of gametes derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells.Future science OA · 2021Article
- Drawing the line on in vitro gametogenesis.Bioethics · 2020Article
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Abstract
In vitro gametogenesis (IVG) might offer numerous research and clinical benefits. Some potential clinical applications of IVG, such as allowing opposite-sex couples experiencing infertility to have genetically related children, have attracted support. Others, such as enabling same-sex reproduction and solo reproduction, have attracted significantly more criticism. In this paper, we examine how different ethical principles might help us to draw lines and distinguish between ethically desirable and undesirable uses of IVG. We discuss the alleged distinction between therapeutic and non-therapeutic uses of assisted reproduction in the context of IVG, and show how it is both problematic to apply in practice and theoretically dubious. We then discuss how the ethical principles of reproductive justice and beneficence apply to IVG for opposite-sex reproduction, same-sex reproduction, and solo reproduction. We suggest that these principles generate strong reasons for the use of IVG for opposite-sex and same-sex reproduction, but not for solo reproduction.
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