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Right to assisted reproductive technology: Overcoming infertility in low‐resource countries
Author(s) -
Inhorn Marcia C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.034
Subject(s) - infertility , fertility , medicine , reproductive technology , assisted reproductive technology , resource (disambiguation) , reproductive rights , population , population control , economic growth , gynecology , reproductive health , family planning , environmental health , pregnancy , research methodology , computer network , genetics , lactation , computer science , economics , biology
This article examines the high prevalence of primary and secondary infertility in low‐resource countries. Provision of assisted reproductive technology (ART) to overcome both female and male infertility is in line with the reproductive rights agenda developed at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo 15 years ago. In addition to the right to control fertility, reproductive rights must encompass the right to facilitate fertility when fertility is threatened. Facilitation of fertility may require resort to ART, among both men and women. Egypt is highlighted as a positive example of progress in this regard.