Learning from Cross-Border Reproduction

Learning from Cross-Border Reproduction

Drawing upon the preliminary findings of an Australian empirical project on cross-border reproduction (CBR), this article argues that regulators and policymakers could learn from the experiences of those who travel overseas in order to access fertility treatment and surrogacy. It makes four principal observations. First, the distinction between so-called 'altruistic' and 'commercial' gamete don...

Financial Burden of Border Hospital in Caring for Cross-Border Patients: A Short Note From Thailand

FACILITATING CROSS-BORDER SELF-DIRECTED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING: THE iCamp CASE

This paper reports a case study on cross-border collaborative problem-based learning. The case study took place within the scope of the FP6 project called iCamp (1, 2), a project on technology-enhanced learning. In the framework of the project there was organized a trial where students of four universities across Europe participated in the collaborative learning exercise using various electroni...

The right to know one’s genetic origins and cross-border medically assisted reproduction

The use of donor sperm or egg for reproduction raises the issue of the right of donor-conceived individuals to know their genetic origins. This paper argues in favor of acknowledging such a right and explores the challenges that cross-border medically assisted reproduction would raise in relation to it. It first explores possible justifications for such a right by discerning its possible concep...

Regional Incentives and Patient Cross-Border Mobility: Evidence from the Italian Experience

Background In recent years, accreditation of private hospitals followed by decentralisation of the Italian National Health Service (NHS) into 21 regional health systems has provided a good empirical ground for investigating the Tiebout principle of “voting with their feet”. We examine the infra-regional trade-off between greater patient choice (due to an increase in hospital services supply) an...