Italian Constitutional Court removes the prohibition on gamete donation in Italy

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 662-664

  Benagiano, Giuseppe ^a   Filippi, Valentina ^a   Sgargi, Serena ^b   Gianaroli, Luca ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SISMeR   (Italy)

Author keywords

gamete donation; heterologus insemination; Italian legislation

Indexed keywords

COURT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO TRANSFER; GAMETE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; ITALY; LEGAL ASPECT; OOCYTE DONATION; REVIEW; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; TRENDS;

DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; ITALY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84919644146     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.08.013     Document Type: Note

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