Location
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Start Date
16-4-2011 2:00 PM
End Date
16-4-2011 3:30 PM
Description
This presentation shows the standing ethical questions in the aspect of gamete donation, analyzes them, and contrasts them. This article primarily focuses on whether it is ethical to pay a donor for their gametes (sperm or egg). Within this presentation, we question whether donation should be purely altruistic and not motivated by incentives.
Keywords
Donation of organs; tissues; etc – Moral and ethical aspects; Gametes; Ovum donors
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics | Ethics and Political Philosophy | Science and Technology Policy | Social Policy
Language
English
Included in
Bioethics and Medical Ethics Commons, Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, Science and Technology Policy Commons, Social Policy Commons
Ethics of paid gamete donation
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
This presentation shows the standing ethical questions in the aspect of gamete donation, analyzes them, and contrasts them. This article primarily focuses on whether it is ethical to pay a donor for their gametes (sperm or egg). Within this presentation, we question whether donation should be purely altruistic and not motivated by incentives.