Other women's wombs: uterus transplants and gestational surrogacy
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The birth of a child after uterus transplant from a living donor in Sweden in October, 2013 has spurred reproductive and transplant physicians in Europe and North America to investigate whether uterus transplants, from living or cadaveric donors, will be a safe and effective therapy for women with uterine insufficiency. While progress with uterus transplant depends on medical factors, there are also important ethical and legal concerns. Uterus transplant is essential for women without access to surrogacy. It may also be sought by infertile women who dislike surrogacy. This article examines medical, ethical, legal, and policy issues that arise with womb transplant, including the role of surrogacy policies that make them necessary. The conclusion is that there is a clear ethical path for either surrogacy or uterus transplant to be used by women with uterine insufficiency.
DOI: 10.1093/jlb/lsw011
Author: John A. Robertson
Language: English
Subfield: Transplantation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2303827785