Belgian law on medically assisted reproduction and the disposition of supernumerary embryos and gametes

European Journal of Health Law

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-260

  Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embryos; Ethics; Gamete donation; In vitro fertilization; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BELGIUM; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; SHORT SURVEY;

BELGIUM; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMBRYO DISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REFUSAL TO TREAT; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 35848957691     PISSN: 09290273     EISSN: 15718093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092902707X232971     Document Type: Short Survey

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