IVF policies with emphasis on Israeli practices

F Simonstein - Health policy, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The social acceptance of IVF has had the effect of shifting the focus of
discussion from the earlier disapproval of IVF to its [un] availability. It has also been …

Artificial reproduction technologies (RTs)–all the way to the artificial womb?

F Simonstein - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2006 - Springer
In this paper, I argue that the development of an artificial womb is already well on its way. By
putting together pieces of information arising from new scientific advances in different …

Assisted reproduction: a comparative review of IVF policies in two pro-natalist countries

E Balabanova, F Simonstein - Health Care Analysis, 2010 - Springer
Policies on reproduction have become an increasingly important tool for governments
seeking to meet the so-called demographic 'challenge'created by the combination of low …

[HTML][HTML] Assisted reproduction policies in Israel: a retrospective analysis of in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer

F Simonstein, M Mashiach-Eizenberg, A Revel… - Fertility and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze whether the results and effectiveness of the open-ended treatment with
IVF in Israel justifies the policy of limitless nondonor IVF rounds. Design The research …

The artificial womb: a pilot study considering people's views on the artificial womb and ectogenesis in Israel

F Simonstein, M Mashiach–Eizenberg - Cambridge Quarterly of …, 2009 - cambridge.org
“Dissecting Bioethics,” edited by Tuija Takala and Matti Häyry, welcomes contributions on
the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of bioethics. The section is dedicated to the idea …

Gene editing, enhancing and women's role

F Simonstein - Science and engineering ethics, 2019 - Springer
A recent article on the front page of The Independent (September 18, 2015) reported that the
genetic 'manipulation'of IVF embryos is to start in Britain, using a new revolutionary gene …

How long should women persevere with IVF?

F Simonstein… - Journal of Health …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The Israeli public health insurance system covers an (almost) unlimited number of IVF
cycles. In a global context, this is a policy which is looked upon as a northern star. However …

[BOOK][B] Reprogen-ethics and the future of gender

F Simonstein - 2009 - books.google.com
'Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender'brings together three tightly related topics, which
have so far been dealt separately in bioethics: assisted reproduction, enhancing and …

Attitudes toward autism spectrum disorders among students of allied health professions

F Simonstein, M Mashiach-Eizenberg - Journal of genetic counseling, 2016 - Springer
The prevalence of autism has increased dramatically. The objectives of this study were to
explore attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis to detect autism prenatally and avoid having an …

Reprogenetics, genetic tools and reproductive risk: attitudes and understanding among ethnic groups in Israel

F Simonstein, M Mashiach-Eizenberg - Journal of genetic counseling, 2016 - Springer
The present study investigated a possible relationship between the attitudes toward genetic
technologies and the understanding of genetics, reproduction, and reproductive risk among …