Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons: A committee opinion

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1524-1527

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ADOPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CUSTODY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HETEROSEXUALITY; ILLEGITIMACY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTIMACY; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PEDOPHILIA; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REPRODUCTION; SAME-SEX MARRIAGE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SINGLE (MARITAL STATUS); SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; ETHICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MORALITY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

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; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888434686     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.042     Document Type: Article

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