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ReviewReproductive health2021

The need for regulation in the practice of human assisted reproduction in Mexico. An overview of the regulations in the rest of the world.

Alma López, Miguel Betancourt, Eduardo Casas, Socorro Retana-Márquez, Lizbeth Juárez-Rojas, Fahiel Casillas

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Review in Reproductive health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alma LópezBiological and Health Sciences, Metropolitan Autonomous University, 09340, Mexico City, Mexico.
Miguel BetancourtDepartment of Health Sciences, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa Campus, 09340, Mexico City, Mexico.
Eduardo CasasDepartment of Health Sciences, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa Campus, 09340, Mexico City, Mexico.
Socorro Retana-MárquezDepartment of Biology of Reproduction, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa Campus, 09340, Mexico City, Mexico.
Lizbeth Juárez-RojasDepartment of Biology of Reproduction, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa Campus, 09340, Mexico City, Mexico.
Fahiel CasillasDepartment of Biology of Reproduction, Metropolitan Autonomous University-Iztapalapa Campus, 09340, Mexico City, Mexico. fahiel@xanum.uam.mx.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-0586
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana · MX

Funding

conacyt 592911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe emergence of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in humans has been an important tool for the treatment of infertility. The number of treatments performed in Latin America has been increasing, and Mexico is the third country with the most assisted reproduction cycles performed in the region. However, Mexico lacks a national regulation for assisted reproduction. Therefore, it is necessary to implement regulations that allow for a safe clinical practice based on ethics which can be available to any social group. MAIN BODY: The aim of this review was to examine the existing legislation that regulates human assisted reproduction practices in Mexico, but also to examine the legal analysis of the policies, laws, and regulations in effect in some countries in Latin America, North America, and Europe. For this, seven databases were consulted, and 34 articles from 2004 to 2021 referring to the practice of ART within the legal framework and the anthropological analysis that this entails were analyzed. Eight documents were also consulted such as the Mexican General Health Law of the Official Journal of the Federation (February 7, 1984) with its last published reform (DOF 01-06-2021). And three official agency websites were also consulted. No specific legislation was found for human assisted reproduction practices in Mexico; however, assisted reproduction clinics are ruled under some agreements implemented by national organizations such as the Mexican Association of Reproductive Medicine and, at the Latin America level, the Latin America Network of Assisted Reproduction (abbreviated REDLARA in Spanish); in addition, the practice of ART is considered, although not explicitly, in the General Health Law.

conclusionIn Mexico, there is no legal regulation in charge of assisted reproduction practices, which is why there is an urgent need to establish human assisted reproduction laws without incurring discriminatory and unconstitutional acts, and at the same time, be in accordance with scientific advances. This will allow a considerable reduction in the violation of human rights.

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Human RightsReproductionHumansLatin AmericaMexicoNorth AmericaEuropeHuman Assisted ReproductionLatin AmericaLawLegislationMexicoNorth AmericaReformsRegulations

Identifiers

PMID34838077
PMCPMC8627078
OpenAlexW3216215829

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