Ethical and legal aspects of sperm retrieval after death or persistent vegetative state.
Author notes that sperm retrieval after brain death or persistent vegetative state can sometimes be ethical, provided there is explicit prior or reasonably inferred consent. Reasonably inferred consent typically has not been possible in reported cases.
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Department of Human Values and Ethics, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, USA.
D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D037022:Posthumous Conception; D011247:Pregnancy; D013094:Spermatozoa; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014481:United States