%0 Journal Article
%T Ethical Dilemmas of Intra-vitro Fertilization
%A Ingrid-Laura FIRULEASA
%A Silvia FLORESCU
%A Mona MOLDOVAN
%J Management in Health
%D 2010
%I National Scool of Public Health Management and Professional Development, Bucharest
%X The article reviews the issues of in vitro fertilization and the ethical dilemmas that rise from the impact of the medical, social, moral and legal framework of this method of assisted human reproduction, starting with the origin of gametes, the status of embryos and of biological or shedding parents, the maternal age, the sexual orientation of parents, the fate of embryos, the experimentation on embryo, taking into account the legislative framework, but also the moral and religious ones.The dilemmas are all under review, seeking to highlight the positive and negative aspects of the process, considering fairly the need of these techniques and the benefits of their use and the benefit they would bring to society.
%K in vitro fertilization
%K ethics
%K embryo
%K medical legislation
%K genetics
%U http://journal.managementinhealth.com/index.php/rms/article/view/109/261