Assisted reproduction on treacherous terrain: The legal hazards of cross-border reproductive travel

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 538-545

  Storrow, Richard F ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

comity; cross border reproductive care; extraterritoriality; malpractice; proportionality; reproductive tourism

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIMINAL LAW; DONOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL TOURISM; PHYSICIAN; TERRITORIALITY; TRAVEL;

COMMERCE; CRIME; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MEDICAL TOURISM; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 80455177083     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.07.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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