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The Value of Bodily Material: Acquiring and Allocating Human Gametes

Pattinson, Shaun D.

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Abstract

The UK is facing increasing demand for sperm and eggs for use in medical treatment and research. The disparity between supply and demand has led a number of UK bodies to recommend the adoption of a national donation system, at least with regard to gamete donation for treatment. This article argues that a national gamete donation system would have benefits beyond those articulated by bodies such as the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the British Fertility Society and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, because a system of this type could facilitate the legal and ethical implementation of donor incentives. Three types of incentive are explored and it is argued that a national donation system could and should be utilised to implement a mirror exchange scheme or, preferably, an indirect mirror exchange scheme.

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Pattinson, S. D. (2012). The Value of Bodily Material: Acquiring and Allocating Human Gametes. Medical Law Review, 20(4), 576-603. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fws005

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Apr 1, 2012
Deposit Date Feb 2, 2012
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Medical Law Review
Print ISSN 0967-0742
Electronic ISSN 1464-3790
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 4
Pages 576-603
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fws005
Keywords Gamete donation, Human fertilisation and embryology authority, National donation system.
Publisher URL http://medlaw.oxfordjournals.org/content/20/4/576

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This is a pre-copy-editing author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Medical law review following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Pattinson, Shaun D. (2012) 'The value of bodily material : acquiring and allocating human gametes.', Medical law review., 20 (4). pp. 576-603 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fws005





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