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Assisted Reproduction
Italian law on ART brings problems for doctors and patients
July 14th, 2005
Three presentations to the 21st annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, held in June 2005, highlighted the effect of a new Italian law on the choices available to infertile parents. The law went into effect in February 2004 and forbids the fertilization of more than three oocytes at the same time, says that all embryos obtained must be transferred irrespective of their condition, and forbids embryo freezing. The law had taken away freedom of choice on a matter that fundamentally affects personal beliefs and ethics, Monica Cattoli, from the fertility clinic Tecnobios Procreazione, Bologna, Italy, told the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-14)
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