RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 ‘Social’ egg freezing and the UK's statutory storage time limits
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 738
OP 741
DO 10.1136/medethics-2016-103704
VO 42
IS 11
A1 Emily Jackson
YR 2016
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/42/11/738.abstract
AB This article argues that the statutory time limits upon the storage of gametes have unintended and perhaps even perverse consequences for women freezing their eggs as insurance against age-related fertility decline. They work against good clinical practice and potentially represent an interference with a woman's right to respect for her family life, which is neither necessary nor proportionate. My claim will be that the statutory time limit, and the options for extension, are no longer fit for purpose.