title: Ethical considerations in newer reproductive technologies.
abstract: Ethics is an essential dimension of newer reproductive technologies. In this rapidly evolving field, there is a need for an ethical framework to guide both clinical practice and research. In this article, we provide such a framework that incorporates ethical principles, professional virtues, and the concept of the fetus as a patient. We then apply this framework to an important current clinical issue: the number of embryos to be transferred during in vitro fertilization; in addition to an emerging research issue: gene transfer research on in vitro embryos.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA. fac2001@med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chervenak
authors.forename: Laurence B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: Zev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Rosenwaks
mesh_terms: D004624:Embryo Transfer; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005333:Fetus; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics*