ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 10: Surrogacy

• Published in: Human reproduction (Oxford) Vol. 20; no. 10; pp. 2705 - 2707
• Main Authors: Shenfield, F., Pennings, G., Cohen, J., Devroey, P., de Wert, G., Tarlatzis, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01-10-2005; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Advisory Committees; Bioethics; Biological and medical sciences; commissioning parents; enforceability; ethics; Ethics, Medical; Family Health; Female; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Informed Consent; Male; Medical sciences; Parents; Pregnancy; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - economics; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted - legislation & jurisprudence; Risk; surrogacy; Surrogate Mothers; enforceability; commissioning parents; ethics; surrogacy; Ethics; Vertebrata; Mammalia; commissioning parents/enforceability/ethics/surrogacy; Force; Parent; Legislation; Public health; European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology; Genetics and Reproduction
• ISSN: 0268-1161; 1460-2350
• DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei147

This 10th statement of the Task Force on Ethics and Law considers ethical questions specific to varied surrogacy arrangements. Surrogacy is especially complex as the interests of the intended parents, the surrogate, and the future child may differ. It is concluded that surrogacy is an acceptable method of assisted reproductive technology of the last resort for specific medical indications, for which only reimbursement of reasonable expenses is allowed.