AN ETHICAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN ELECTIVE EGG FREEZING ~ A REPORT This report considers the ethics of elective egg freezing: the intention for a woman to store eggs from her own body to use for conception at a later time. The ethical grounding of judgements relating to policy in this area needs to be canvassed. The crucial questions are whether access to egg freezing is a matter of personal choice, and whether it should be restricted by governmental policy. While there is a strong case for respecting basic reproductive freedom for all women, there are the social determinants that each society defines as to the limits of this freedom and in respect of legitimate family planning options. Further policy issues concern whether use of these procedures should be restricted to certain kinds of relationships (including any related requirements for financial or social stability); and ‘who pays?’ The normative analyses in this report are demonstrated via three dimensions: (1) The scientific arguments (2) The moral arguments (3) The social arguments Singapore is just one country that is looking at the broad ethical and social implications of elective egg freezing, and this report is relevant not only to Singapore, but should inform the ethical debates on reproductive policies in other developed countries. Thus while we draw attention to the relevance for Singapore’s policies, we are more interested in the general ethics of egg freezing policies, and we refer to other jurisdictions throughout.... FOR THE FULL REPORT: belris.sg/2013/07/an-ethical-analysis-of-human-elective-egg-freezing/
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