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Vol. 53 No. 1 (2017)
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2017-06-06
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Uterus transplants and their ethical implications

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Carlo Petrini , Assuntina Morresi

Keywords: Assisted reproductive techniques, Bioethics, Obstetrics and gynaecology, Organ transplant

Abstract

Early experiments in womb transplants have increased interest in the possibility of performing this procedure in women who have no womb, usually for congenital reasons.The present article describes past experiments and summarises the most relevant reference documents before indicating the key ethical implications involved in womb transplants. 

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Carlo Petrini - Istituto Superiore di Sanità http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7895-4440

Assuntina Morresi - Università degli Studi di Perugia

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Petrini, C., & Morresi, A. (2017). Uterus transplants and their ethical implications. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, 53(1), 25–29. Retrieved from https://annali.iss.it/index.php/anna/article/view/402
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