title: Costa Rica's absolute ban on in vitro fertilization deemed a human rights violation: implications for U.S. assisted reproductive technology policy and "personhood" initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Crockin Law and Policy Group, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Crockin
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escalante
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nussbaum
authors.forename: Howard W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D003364:Costa Rica; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D028723:Personhood; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States