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The Case Against Thawing Unused Frozen Embryos
Author(s) -
Ozar David T.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3561377
Subject(s) - embryo , embryo cryopreservation , value of life , embryo transfer , in vitro fertilisation , andrology , business , gynecology , law , political science , biology , medicine , genetics , ecology
Whether one believes that the embryo has rights from the instant of conception, or that the embryo has no moral rights at all, the conclusion about the fate of unused frozen embryos is the same: they ought to be preserved in their frozen state until they are implanted in a woman's womb or are no longer able to survive implantation.