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Clinical In Vitro Fertilization

Abstract

Serious fears have been expressed about the IVF procedure. It was thought that public concern over the ethical aspects of IVF and ET may have led to restriction or prohibition of the technique. Because of this possibility, Walters and Singer (1982), gynaecologist and philosopher of Monash University, Melbourne, published a book which presents the various ethical problems and views related to IVF and ET. It was noted that the community would realize that those involved with the scientific aspects of IVF and ET technology were also seriously concerned with the ethics of IVF.

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  1. Carl Wood
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  2. John Kerin
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Queen Victoria Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia

    Carl Wood CBE, FRCS, FRCOG, FRACOG (Chairman) (Chairman)

  2. Queen Victoria Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia

    Alan Trounson MSc, PhD (Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology) (Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

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Wood, C., Kerin, J. (1984). Ethics. In: Wood, C., Trounson, A. (eds) Clinical In Vitro Fertilization. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3317-9_14

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