Why we should all pay for fertility treatment: An argument from ethics and policy

Hastings Center Report

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 18-21

  Johnston, Josephine ^a   Gusmano, Michael K ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INSURANCE; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MULTIPLE BIRTH OFFSPRING; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875011471     PISSN: 00930334     EISSN: 1552146X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hast.155     Document Type: Article

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