Ethical Implications of Assisted Reproductive Technology - amazonia.fiocruz.br

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It is ethically appropriate to inform children who are conceived with an egg or sperm from a donor of their biological origins and the identity of that donor. Necessity is the mother of invention, so goes a common saying. This has led to the wide use and acceptance of conception of children through alternative means. Health reproduction has advanced from assisted reproduction basically using donor sperms to more advanced donor gamete methods. These include donor sperms, donor eggs and embryos Blyth et. Third party reproduction is also widely accepted as surrogate and gestational carriers are employed, be it in isolation or combined. These cutting edge health reproduction alternatives have raised numerous queries as the public grapples with how best to manage them. The main question is that of disclosure to the children conceived using these methods. The ethical issues faced due to disclosure no longer lie on whether or not the children should be told of their origins, but more importantly, what the parents should disclose and at what age or time Macaldowie, et al. Ethical Implications of Assisted Reproductive Technology

Assisted reproductive technologies ARTs can make a difference in biodiversity conservation.

Their application, however, can create risks and raise ethical issues that need addressing. Unfortunately, there is a lack of attention to the topic in the scientific literature and, to our knowledge, there is no tool for the ethical assessment of ARTs in the context of conservation that has been described. It provides an integrated, multilevel and standardized self-assessment of the procedure under scrutiny, generating an ethical acceptability Etihcal totally, partially, not acceptable and a risk rank low, medium, highand, hence, allows for implementing measures to address or manage issues beforehand.

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The application of the ETHAS to the procedures performed on the northern white rhinoceros was effective in ensuring a high standard of procedures, contributing to the acceptability and improved communication among the project's partners. In turn, the tool itself was also refined through an iterative consultation process between experts and stakeholders.

Keywords: animal welfare; assisted reproductive technologies; conservation ethics; ethical review process; ethical risk assessment; ethical self-assessment; northern white rhinoceros. Abstract Assisted reproductive technologies ARTs can make a difference in biodiversity conservation.]