Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1190-1193

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ARTICLE; ETHICS; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REFUSAL TO TREAT; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SINGLE PERSON;

EID: 70349470969     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.977     Document Type: Article

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