title: Consideration of the gestational carrier: a committee opinion.
abstract: Gestational carriers have a right to be fully informed of the risks of the surrogacy process and of pregnancy, should receive psychological evaluation and counseling, and should have independent legal counsel.
authors.affiliation: American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama 35216, USA. ASRM@asrm.org
mesh_terms: D035881:Compensation and Redress; D003376:Counseling; D004644:Emotions; D017041:Ethics Committees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility; D007258:Informed Consent; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013533:Gestational Carriers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology