title: Interventions in reproduction.
abstract: Assisted reproductive technology has helped many childless couples. It has also raised questions about how appropriate the technology might be in different situations. How we understand parenthood is crucial in taking a stand on such scientific intervention. It is suggested that physicians should decide on offering artificial insemination, surrogacy and in-vitro fertilisation only after considering if the child will have good parents and if there will be legal complications from the use of the technology.
authors.affiliation: Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, 680 005, India. drdsheriff@eth.net
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sheriff
authors.forename: S Omer
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Sheriff
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous / Q000941:ethics; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics*; D013533:Gestational Carriers