title: Analysis: A Legal Perspective.
abstract: This commentary summarizes the uncertain state of the law regarding consent for posthumous gamete retrieval. The emergence of a legal framework will be aided by the kind of ethical analysis prompted by this family's request for removal and preservation of a deceased patient's ovaries.
authors.affiliation: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Center for Ethics, 110 Irving St., NW, East Bldg Room 3108, Washington, DC USA.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010053:Ovary; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D037022:Posthumous Conception / Q000941:ethics*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting