%0 Journal Article
%T Posthumous retrieval and use of gametes or embryos: an Ethics Committee opinion - Fertility and Sterility
%A Andrew La Barbera
%A Barbara Koenig
%A Elena Gates
%A Elizabeth Ginsburg
%A Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
%A Ginny Ryan
%A Jean Benward
%A Joseph Davis
%A Judith Daar
%A Laurence McCullough
%A Lee Collins
%A Leslie Francis
%A Lynn Westphal
%A Mark Sauer
%A Owen Davis
%A Rebecca Sokol
%A Richard Paulson
%A Richard Reindollar
%A Sean Tipton
%A Sigal Klipstein
%J Fertility and Sterility
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.04.002
%X Posthumous gamete (sperm or oocyte) retrieval or use for reproductive purposes is ethically justifiable if written documentation from the deceased authorizing the procedure is available. Retrieval of sperm or eggs does not commit a center to their later use for reproduction, but may be permissible under the circumstances outlined in this opinion. Embryo use is also justifiable with such documentation. In the absence of written documentation from the decedent, programs open to considering requests for posthumous use of embryos or gametes should only do so when such requests are initiated by the surviving spouse or partner. This document replaces the report of the same name, last published in 2012.
%U https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(18)30327-3/fulltext