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Decisions for the fate of frozen embryos: Fresh insights into patients' thinking and their rationales for donating or discarding embryos

7 Apr 2007

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BACKGROUND: In the final decision for the disposition of unused IVF embryos patients must choose between options involving either donation or destruction, and this decision must be made in a context where there is tension about the status of embryos (i.e. whether viewed as potential children or as a base for further development) and whether embryo donation is adoption or tissue donation. This study explored the...

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PMID: 17416918
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem056

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