Migration, human rights, and health
Wolffers, I.; Verghis, S.; Marin, M.
Lancet 362(9400): 2019-2020
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1474-547X PMID: 14686372 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(03)15026-xDocument Number: 250437
Case reports reveal that clinicians applying preimplantation genetic diagnosis are increasingly confronted with requests by patients which they consider ethically problematic. These requests raise the question to what extent physicians share responsibility for the welfare of the future child. Two categories of situations are analysed: when patients unilaterally review the agreement made with the medical staff and when they request an application that increases rather than reduces the risk of having a termination of pregnancy. It is concluded that physicians have their own responsibility in the process, which allows them to introduce conditions before starting infertility treatment.