Intergenerational gamete donation: ethical and societal implications.
Cases of daughter-to-mother oocyte donation, niece-to-aunt oocyte donation, and father-to-son sperm donation are presented. Comparisons to sibling gamete donation and organ donation, potential ethical conflicts, and societal implications are examined in an attempt to aid decision making when these procedures are requested.
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Virginia Mason Clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle 98111, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004989:Ethics; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D018587:Oocyte Donation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012922:Social Change; D014019:Tissue Donors