Egg freezing for non-medical uses: The lack of a relational approach to autonomy in the new Israeli policy and in academic discussion

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 154-157

  Shkedi Rafid, Shiri ^a,b   Hashiloni Dolev, Yael ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; ISRAEL; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; OOCYTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; BIOETHICS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; ISRAEL; MORALS; OOCYTES; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84860487736     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100088     Document Type: Article

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