Hope and Exploitation in Commercial Provision of Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20333262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Wrigley (0000-0001-8582-9915), Gabriel Watts (0000-0003-3421-5862), Wendy Lipworth (0000-0002-0234-657X), Ainsley J Newson (0000-0002-3460-772X) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 30-41 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/hast.1513 |
| PMID | 37963135 |
| OpenAlex | W4388675421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Innovation is a key driver of care provision in assisted reproductive technologies (ART). ART providers offer a range of add‐on interventions, aiming to augment standard in vitro fertilization protocols and improve the chances of a live birth. Particularly in the context of commercial provision, an ever‐increasing array of add‐ons are marketed to ART patients, even when evidence to support them is equivocal. A defining feature of ART is hope—hope that a cycle will lead to a baby or that another test or intervention will make a difference. Yet such hope also leaves ART patients vulnerable in a variety of ways. This article argues that previous attempts to safeguard ART patients have neglected how the use of add‐ons in commercial ART can exploit patients’ hopes. Commercial providers of ART should provide add‐ons only free of charge, under a suitable research protocol
Assisted reproductive technology · Biology · Business · Computer security · Context (archaeology) · Engineering ethics · Exploit · Internet privacy · Intervention (counseling) · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Reproductive technology · Variety (cybernetics) · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Medicine · Nursing · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |