How to kill gamete donation: Retrospective legislation and donor anonymity

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2881-2885

  Pennings, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

donor anonymity; ethics; gamete donation; justice; retrospective legislation

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; DONOR; DONOR ANONYMITY; GAMETE; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIVACY; REVIEW;

EID: 84866370661     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des218     Document Type: Review

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