Potential national voluntary gamete donor registry discussed at recent health law symposium

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 597-601

  Foohey, Pamela ^a,b  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Harvard Law and Health Care Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; OOCYTE; REGISTER; SPERMATOZOON; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; REGISTRIES; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249142397     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1073110500011530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Id.
4. Id.
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10. Id.
11. Id.
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13. See supra note 5.
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17. Id.
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19. As discussed by Dr. Richard Scott, Director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey.
20. Id.
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23. As discussed by Dr. David Adamson.
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25. As discussed by Dr. Charles Sims.
26. As noted by Ms. Wendy Kramer.
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