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A challenged choice: donating spare embryos to stem cell research in Switzerland

Author(s) -

Rouven Porz,

Peter B�rkli,

Jackie Leach Scully

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2008.12420

Subject(s) - embryonic stem cell , medicine , donation , stem cell , informed consent , spare part , engineering ethics , ethical issues , embryo donation , law , political science , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , business , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , marketing , engineering , gene

Couples undergoing IVF in Switzerland may have embryos in excess of their clinical need that they can donate to human embryonic stem cell research. Thus a new practice has emerged in Switzerland when IVF treatment and embryonic stem cell research come into contact. This interface needs to be investigated from an ethical-legal point of view to facilitate a fair informed choice process for the couples involved.

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