TY - JOUR
T1 - Ovum donation
T2 - Examining the new Israeli law
AU - Gruenbaum, Benjamin F.
AU - Pinchover, Zachary S.
AU - Lunenfeld, Eitan
AU - Jotkowitz, Alan
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Ovum donation affords countless couples that under natural circumstances would not be able to produce offspring the ability to carry out natural pregnancies. With advancements in biotechnology including egg collection and in vitro fertilization (IVF), physicians can now successfully implant fertilized embryos. Due to Israel's tremendous involvement in IVF for its own citizens, the national laws that govern egg donation are of great importance. On September 5th 2010, the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) passed a law that allows young women between the ages of 21 and 35 to donate their eggs for paid financial compensation. The new law allows infertile women between the ages of 18 and 54 to request egg donation and IVF, which will partially be covered under state insurance plans. This article provides a description of the new Israeli law regulating ovum donation and the practical, moral and ethical debate surrounding the new system.
AB - Ovum donation affords countless couples that under natural circumstances would not be able to produce offspring the ability to carry out natural pregnancies. With advancements in biotechnology including egg collection and in vitro fertilization (IVF), physicians can now successfully implant fertilized embryos. Due to Israel's tremendous involvement in IVF for its own citizens, the national laws that govern egg donation are of great importance. On September 5th 2010, the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) passed a law that allows young women between the ages of 21 and 35 to donate their eggs for paid financial compensation. The new law allows infertile women between the ages of 18 and 54 to request egg donation and IVF, which will partially be covered under state insurance plans. This article provides a description of the new Israeli law regulating ovum donation and the practical, moral and ethical debate surrounding the new system.
KW - Egg donation
KW - Ethics
KW - In vitro fertilization
KW - Israel
KW - Law
KW - Ovum
KW - Religion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81855205006&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.07.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.07.011
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C2 - 21824713
AN - SCOPUS:81855205006
SN - 0301-2115
VL - 159
SP - 40
EP - 42
JO - European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
JF - European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
IS - 1
ER -