Assisted Reproductive Technology

by Jerri Rowe, MS

Resources

Websites

About, Inc.
http://infertility.about.com
Provides information and resources on infertility, i.e. newsletters, articles, Q&A,
book referrals

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases
Physician professional organization supplying free news releases and articles on
issues in OB/GYN in addition to member resources.

American Journal of Bioethics
http://bioethics.net
American Journal of Bioethics on-line edition supplying articles and news on
issues in bioethics

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
http://www.ASRM.org
Physician organization site offering free information on all aspects of
reproductive medicine

BBC News
http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2137980.stm
Article on IVF mix-up in Britain.

Ethics Updates
http://ethics.acusd.edu/
Resources for instructors and students on various ethical issues; provides lectures
and power point presentations.

Fertilinet
http://www.fertilinet.com
Sells products used in infertility, i.e. ovulation kits and pregnancy tests - also
carries articles on overcoming fertility.
Kaiser Network
http://www.kaisernetwork.org.
Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy - Reproductive Health Services. Articles on
IVF and women's health issues.

Medical News Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=45995.
Article on the Boston Globe's Examination of ethics and standards of egg
donation.

Resolve - National Infertility Association
http://www.resolve.org
Education and support for those experiencing infertility as well as publications for
professionals

Scotsman
http://www.news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=459
Scottish on-line newspaper presenting articles on IVF treatment

Surrogate Alternatives
http://www.surrogatealternatives.com
Organization that assists couples in "third party reproduction" through surrogacy


Facilator Prep

Blyth, E. (2002). Subsidized IVF: The Development of ‘Egg Sharing" in the United Kingdom. Human Reproduction, 17, 3254-3259. Available from http://www.humrep.oupjounals.org.

Caplan, Arthur L. (2005). How Old Is Too Old To Have A Baby? The American Journal of Bioethics. Available from http://www.bioehics.net/articles.php?viewCat=2&articleId=128.

Cohen, Jessica. (2002). Grade A: The Market For A Yale Woman's Eggs. The Atlantic Monthly, December, 2002. Available from http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/12/cohen.htm.

Davis v Davis (2002), First Embryo Disposition Case. Available from http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cases/cloning/davis_v_davis.htm.

De Melo-Martin, Inmaculada. (1998). Ethics and Uncertainty: In Vitro Fertilization and Risks to Women's Health. Risk: Health, Safety and Environment. 201 - 227. Available from http://www.piercelaw.edu/risk/vol9/summer/deMelo.pdf.

GNL. (2005). Romanian Woman Gives Birth at 66. Available from www.buzzle.com/editorials/1-16-2005-64346.asp.

Greil, Arthur L. (1989). The Religious Response to Reproductive Technology. Available from http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle/asp?title=807.

Kuhse, Helga. (2002). Ethical Aspects of Infertility and ART. EffyVayena, Patrick Rowe, and P. David Griffin (Eds). Current Practices and Controversies in Assisted Reproduction. (305-319). Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. Available from http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/infertility/29.pdf

Spriggs, M. (2003). IVF Mixup: White Couple Have Black Babies. Journal of Medical Ethics, 29, 65. Available from http://www.jme.bmjjournals.com

Surrogate Motherhood: Continuing Controversy. (1998). The Fertility Race. Available from http://news.mpr.org/features/199711/20_smiths_fertility/part4/section3.shtml.

Woodward, Bryan. (2004). Ethics, Social, Legal, Counseling: Case Report: Grandmother, Mother, and Another - An intergenerational Surrogacy Using Anonymous Donated Embryos. Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 9, 260-263. Available from http://www.rbmonline.com/Article/1419.