OBJECTIVE To develop guidance for clinicians participating in the informed choice process with respect to the donation of human embryos for research purposes. RECOMMENDATIONS 1. As indicated in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Guidelines and the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, specific consent from both the gamete and embryo providers is required before embryos can be used for rese...

AIM Issues surrounding egg donation informed consent have recently been spotlighted due to advances in medical genetics. We sought information on attitudes and desires of donors and recipients to craft a program policy on counseling, disclosures, and re-contacting participants. METHODS Between April 2003 and September 2006 we conducted a questionnaire-based evaluation in our oocyte donor prog...

In vitro fertilisation and even newer assisted reproductive technologies are part of everyday life in the contemporary Middle East. There, IVF is practised according to local Islamic norms, which have been reinforced by fatwas from leading religious authorities. As this article will show, ideological differences between dominant Sunni and minority Shi’ite forms of Islam are currently shaping th...