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- Francoise Shenfield, Basil Tarlatzis, Guiliana Baccino, Theofano Bounartzi, Lucy Frith, Guido Pennings (UGent) , Veerle Provoost (UGent) , Nathalie Vermeulen and Heidi Mertes (UGent)
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- Abstract
- Surrogacy is the assisted reproductive technology (ART) practice in which a person becomes pregnant, carries, and delivers a child on behalf of another couple/person, who are the intended parent(s). Surrogacy is an especially complex practice as the interests of the intended parents, the gestational carrier, and the future child may differ. This paper considers ethical questions related to different forms of surrogacy. It concludes that non-commercial surrogacy is an acceptable method of assisted reproduction for specific indications. When using surrogacy to form a family, it is essential that there are measures to protect all parties, to guarantee well-considered decision-making, and to minimize risks. The current paper formulates recommendations to promote these measures. This paper is an update to the ESHRE Task Force Ethics and Law Paper 10: Surrogacy and replaces this paper.
- Keywords
- GESTATIONAL SURROGACY, FAMILIES, OUTCOMES, CHILDREN, ART, commissioning parents, enforceability, ethics, gestational carrier, intended parents, surrogate, third-party reproduction
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01JMH7EHEXH7DMCVH8BEFTJM76
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- Shenfield, Francoise, et al. “Ethical Considerations on Surrogacy.” HUMAN REPRODUCTION, vol. 40, no. 3, 2025, pp. 420–25, doi:10.1093/humrep/deaf006.
- APA
- Shenfield, F., Tarlatzis, B., Baccino, G., Bounartzi, T., Frith, L., Pennings, G., … Mertes, H. (2025). Ethical considerations on surrogacy. HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 40(3), 420–425. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaf006
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- Shenfield, Francoise, Basil Tarlatzis, Guiliana Baccino, Theofano Bounartzi, Lucy Frith, Guido Pennings, Veerle Provoost, Nathalie Vermeulen, and Heidi Mertes. 2025. “Ethical Considerations on Surrogacy.” HUMAN REPRODUCTION 40 (3): 420–25. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaf006.
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- Shenfield, Francoise, Basil Tarlatzis, Guiliana Baccino, Theofano Bounartzi, Lucy Frith, Guido Pennings, Veerle Provoost, Nathalie Vermeulen, and Heidi Mertes. 2025. “Ethical Considerations on Surrogacy.” HUMAN REPRODUCTION 40 (3): 420–425. doi:10.1093/humrep/deaf006.
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- 1.Shenfield F, Tarlatzis B, Baccino G, Bounartzi T, Frith L, Pennings G, et al. Ethical considerations on surrogacy. HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2025;40(3):420–5.
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- [1]F. Shenfield et al., “Ethical considerations on surrogacy,” HUMAN REPRODUCTION, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 420–425, 2025.
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