Ethical issues for uterine transplant donation

Social and ethical issues in mitochondrial donation.

INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND The UK is at the forefront of mitochondrial science and is currently the only country in the world to legalize germ-line technologies involving mitochondrial donation. However, concerns have been raised about genetic modification and the 'slippery slope' to designer babies. SOURCES OF DATA This review uses academic articles, newspaper reports and public documents. ...

An overview on ethical issues about sperm donation.

Beyond the scientific progress in assisted reproductive technologies (ART), it is necessary to discuss the ethical considerations behind these advances. Ethical issues concerning sperm donation have been considered and discussed by government and non-governmental agencies, the public, media and academic institutions in many countries. Recommendations and guidelines concerning sperm donation iss...

A proposal for ethical organ donation.

Implementing presumed consent for organ donation in Israel: public, religious and ethical issues.

Some of the most important advances in medicine over the last 30 years have been in the field of organ transplantation. Huge efforts and vast resources are being invested to improve surgical methods and histocompatibility examinations and to combat rejection of the implants. As a result, the success rate of trans-plantations – represented by lives saved and improved quality of life after the pr...

ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL STATISTICS

Medical statistics (biostatistics), as a vital essential part of modem life, does raise some fundamental ethical issues. Surprisingly, this aspect seems to have been totally ignored by books on medical ethics. This paper discusses how the statistical aspects affect the ethics. The relation between biostatistics and medical research is explored. All stages of a medical research exercise are ...