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18 This issue marks the beginning of a new section of the Journal, the “Bioethics and Law Forum.” As its first editor. I am pleased to see the level of interest in ethical and legal issues related to issues in infertility and can predict that there will be no shortage of interesting and provocative questions addressed in the “Forum” in the upcoming months. The articles appearing this month are the result of a debate that took place between Drs. Peter Schlegel and Dolores Lamb at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, held March 26-29, 1998, in Long Beach, California. the topic of which was the safety of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (lCSl). These articles raise a number of points to consider as the technology progresses. Future articles in the “Forum” will feature an analysis of paying for Viagra and an examination of the ethical issues in separating sperm as an aid to gender selection. The “Forum” is also intended to be a section of the Journal through which readers have a chance to share their views on controversial subjects. I encourage you to send letters in response to “Forum” articles or regarding other ethical and legal issues that you find interesting in your own practice or research as well as suggestions for topics that deserve attention in future issues. I look forward to hearing from you.