Cross-border research on human embryonic stem cells: legal and ethical considerations (2009)
Mertes, Heidi, Pennings, Guido
Although stem cell research is a field that stands to benefit a lot from international cooperation, collaboration between scientists of different countries is hampered by the great divergence in...
Infertility patients' beliefs about their embryos and their disposition preferences (2009)
Provoost, Veerle, Pennings, Guido, De Sutter, Petra, Gerris, Jan, VAN DE VELDE, ANNELEEN, De Lissnyder, Evi, ...
Little research has been done on how beliefs of infertility patients about their embryos are related to their disposition decisions. The objective of this study was to describe how patients speak...
International evolution of legislation and guidelines in medically assisted reproduction (2009)
The most noticeable characteristic of the legal situation in Europe regarding medically assisted reproduction is the enormous variety of rules. It is hard to find two countries with the same rules...
Providing infertility treatment in resource-poor countries (2009)
Pennings, Guido, De Wert, G., Shenfield, F., Cohen, J., Tarlatzis, B., Devroey, P.
Recently, several initiatives were started to introduce medically assisted reproduction in developing countries. Infertility is a major problem in these countries and causes extensive social and...
Van De Velde, Hilde, De Rycke, Martine, De Man, Caroline, De Hauwere, Kim, Fiorentino, Francesco, Kahraman, Semra, ...
Two European centres report on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing of preimplantation embryos for haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation: 'UZ Brussel' in Brussels and 'Genoma' in Rome. Both...
Van De Velde, Hilde, De Rycke, Martine, De Man, Caroline, De Hauwere, Kim, Fiorentino, Francesco, Kahraman, Semra, ...
BACKGROUND Two European centres report on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing of preimplantation embryos for haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation: ‘UZ Brussel’ in Brussels and...
ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 14: Equity of access to assisted reproductive technology (2008)
Pennings, Guido, DE WERT, G, SHENFIELD, F, COHEN, J, TARLATZIS, B, DEVROEY, P
Eiceldonatie voor stamcelonderzoek: schuilt er kwaad in de vergoeding? (2008)
Mertes, Heidi, Pennings, Guido
The ethical debate surrounding embryonic stem cell research has long been monopolised by questions relating to the moral status of the embryo. Recently, other issues have attracted attention. One of...
Bredenoord, A.L., Pennings, Guido, De Wert, G.
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disorders are an important cause of human diseases. In view of the limitations of prenatal diagnosis and preimplantation genetic diagnoses, alternatives such as...
PGD to reduce reproductive risk: the case of mitochondrial DNA disorders (2008)
Bredenoord, A.L., Dondorp, W., Pennings, Guido, De Wert, G.
This paper discusses the pros and cons of introducing PGD for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disorders such as NARP (Neurogenic muscle weakness, Ataxia, Retinis Pigmentosa)/Leigh, MELAS (Mitochondrial...
ESHRE task force on ethics and law 15: Cross-border reproductive care (2008)
Pennings, Guido, De Wert, G., Shenfield, F., Cohen, J., Tarlatzis, B., Devroey, P.
This paper analyses the ethical aspects of cross-border reproductive care. Ethical questions are raised by some of the main reasons of cross-border travelling, i.e. law evasion and unequal access to...
Ethical issues of infertility treatment in developing countries (2008)
The provision of infertility treatment in developing countries is controversial. Reports over the last decades have inculcated in people from Western countries the belief that overpopulation is the...
Evenwicht in het gezin: geslachtskeuze (2008)
Het werd tijd voor een nieuw ethiekboek voor de gezondheidszorg, vond de redactie. De vraagstukken op het terrein van de gezondheidszorg zijn niet alleen zeer uiteenlopend en complex, maar ook aan...
Ethical issues of infertility treatment in developing countries (2008)
The provision of infertility treatment in developing countries is controversial. Reports over the last decades have inculcated in people from Western countries the belief that overpopulation is the...
Coming soon to your clinic: patient-friendly ART (2007)
Pennings, Guido, Ombelet, Willem
The current practice in medically assisted reproduction is still too exclusively focused on effectiveness and success rates. This has a number of considerable, and more importantly, avoidable...
Discussion (session 5): Embryo and fetus: ethical perspectives (2007)
Holm, Soren, Edwards, Robert, Pennings, Guido, Dragona-Monachou, Myrto, Aksoy, Sahin, ...
Discussion (session 1): Understanding the bioethics of human reproduction (2007)
SIMPSON, JL, GALTON, D, Pennings, Guido, ARDA, B, KILANI, Z, COGULU, O, ...
Discussion (session 5): Embryo and fetus: ethical perspectives (2007)
GALTON, D, HOLM, S, EDWARDS, R, Pennings, Guido, DRAGONA-MONACHOU, M, AKSOY, S, ...
ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 12: Oocyte donation for non-reproductive purposes (2007)
Pennings, Guido, DE WERT, G, SHENFIELD, F, COHEN, J, TARLATZIS, B, DEVROEY, P
ESHRE task force on ethics and law 11: Posthumous assisted reproduction (2006)
Pennings, Guido, DE WERT, G, SHENFIELD, F, COHEN, J, DEVROEY, P, TARLATZIS, B
Semen donor recruitment in an oocyte donation programme (2006)
Ferraretti, Anna Pia, Pennings, Guido, Gianaroli, Luca, Magli, Maria Cristina
The article presents a new system for the recruitment of gamete donors. The system is a partial application of the mirror exchange system: the male partner of a couple donates sperm, and in return,...
Mertes, Heidi, Pennings, Guido, Van Steirteghem, André
Although few ethical concerns exist regarding the use of adult stem cells, the field of embryonic stem cell research is fraught with moral qualms. Several alternative sources of pluripotent stem...
Mertes, Heidi, Pennings, Guido, Van Steirteghem, André
Although few ethical concerns exist regarding the use of adult stem cells, the field of embryonic stem cell research is fraught with moral qualms. Several alternative sources of pluripotent stem...
Semen donor recruitment in an oocyte donation programme (2006)
Ferraretti, Anna Pia, Pennings, Guido, Gianaroli, Luca, Magli, Maria Cristina
The article presents a new system for the recruitment of gamete donors. The system is a partial application of the mirror exchange system: the male partner of a couple donates sperm, and in return,...
Semen donor recruitment in an oocyte donation programme (2006)
Ferraretti, Anna Pia, Pennings, Guido, Gianaroli, Luca, Magli, Maria Cristina
The article presents a new system for the recruitment of gamete donors. The system is a partial application of the mirror exchange system: the male partner of a couple donates sperm, and in return,...
Mertes, Heidi, Pennings, Guido, Van Steirteghem, André
Although few ethical concerns exist regarding the use of adult stem cells, the field of embryonic stem cell research is fraught with moral qualms. Several alternative sources of pluripotent stem...
ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 10: Surrogacy (2005)
SHENFIELD, F, Pennings, Guido, COHEN, J, DEVROEY, P, DE WERT, G, TARLATZIS, B
Gamete donation in a system of need-adjusted reciprocity (2005)
A new paradigm to collect and allocate donor gametes is proposed. In the system, called indirect mirror exchange, the partner of the person who needs donor gametes, donates in exchange for bonus...
Gamete donation in a system of need-adjusted reciprocity (2005)
A new paradigm to collect and allocate donor gametes is proposed. In the system, called indirect mirror exchange, the partner of the person who needs donor gametes, donates in exchange for bonus...
Gamete donation in a system of need-adjusted reciprocity (2005)
A new paradigm to collect and allocate donor gametes is proposed. In the system, called indirect mirror exchange, the partner of the person who needs donor gametes, donates in exchange for bonus...
Taskforce 8: Ethics of medically assisted fertility treatment for HIV positive men and women (2004)
SHENFIELD, F, Pennings, Guido, COHEN, J, DEVROEY, P, TARLATZIS, B, SUREAU, C
Legal harmonization and reproductive tourism in Europe (2004)
Legislation of ethical issues illustrates the uneasy mix of ethics and politics. Although the majority has the political right to express its moral views in the law, a number of important ethical...
The subsidiarity principle in the context of embryonic stem cell research (2004)
Pennings, Guido, Van Steirteghem, André
Embryonic stem cell research is regulated by different forms of the subsidiarity principle, i.e. research on embryos should only be conducted if no suitable alternatives exist. Four types are...
The subsidiarity principle in the context of embryonic stem cell research (2004)
Pennings, Guido, Van Steirteghem, André
Embryonic stem cell research is regulated by different forms of the subsidiarity principle, i.e. research on embryos should only be conducted if no suitable alternatives exist. Four types are...
Legal harmonization and reproductive tourism in Europe (2004)
Legislation of ethical issues illustrates the uneasy mix of ethics and politics. Although the majority has the political right to express its moral views in the law, a number of important ethical...
6. Ethical issues related to multiple pregnancies in medically assisted procreation (2003)
SHENFIELD, F, Pennings, Guido, COHEN, J, DEVROEY, P, SUREAU, C, TARLATZIS, B
Taskforce 5: preimplantation genetic diagnosis (2003)
SHENFIELD, F, Pennings, Guido, DEVROEY, P, SUREAU, C, TARLATZIS, B, COHEN, J
Evolving ethics in medically assisted reproduction (2003)
Pennings, Guido, De Wert, Guido
Ethical problems arising from the application of assisted reproductive technology are discussed for four specific areas, namely embryo research, multiple pregnancies, preimplantation genetic...
III. Gamete and embryo donation (2002)
SHENFIELD, F, Pennings, Guido, SUREAU, C, COHEN, J, DEVROEY, P, TARLATZIS, B
I. The moral status of the pre-implantation embryo (2001)
SHENFIELD, F, Pennings, Guido, SUREAU, C, COHEN, J, DEVROEY, P, TARLATZIS, B
II. The cryopreservation of human embryos (2001)
SHENFIELD, F, Pennings, Guido, SEREAU, C, COHE, J, DEVROEY, P, TARLATZIS, B, ...
Incest, gamete donation by siblings and the importance of the genetic link (2001)
Recently, several requests have emerged in which women wished to be impregnated with donor eggs fertilized with spermatozoa of their brother. An important argument advanced against such applications...
Criteria for the validity of legal instruments regarding cryopreservation (2000)
SABBE, K, Pennings, Guido, HEURCKMANS, N, RIGO, A, PONJAERT-KRISTOFFERSEN, I, STUY, J, ...
The moral value of reproductive agreements in the context of medically assisted reproduction (2000)
Pennings, Guido, HEURCKMANS, N, SABBE, K, RIGO, A, PONJAERT-KRISTOFFERSEN, I, GULDIX, E, ...
Attitude towards the acceptability of controversial groups as recipients and donors of sperm (2000)
PONJAERT-KRISTOFFERSEN, I, HEURCKMANNS, N, Pennings, Guido, SABBE, K, BAETENS, P, RIGO, A, ...
Hemochromatose-patiënt als bloedonor: ongeschikt als donor vanwege de noodzaak tot aderlaten? (2000)
Although most professional societies have issued guidelines to diminish the number of embryos to be transferred during assisted reproduction techniques, the incidence of multiple pregnancies remains...
The influence of the social context on the meaning of sperm donation (1999)
Pennings, Guido, BAETENS, P, KRISTOFFERSEN, I, DEVROEY, P, VAN STEIRTEGHAM, A, STUY, J
Oocyte donors: helping out family and friends (1997)
BAETENS, P, DESAEDELEER, V, Pennings, Guido, DEVROEY, P, VANSTEIRTEGHEM, AC, PONJAERTKRISTOFFERSEN, I
Partner consent for sperm donation (1996)
The current practice of demanding the consent of the spouse for sperm donation is analysed. Three aspects of marriage may be involved: (i) sexual exclusivity and adultery, (ii) family composition and...
Should donors have the right to decide who receives their gametes? (1995)
A continuing feature of gamete donation is the scarcity of available donors. A strategy to improve the meagre supply of gametes would be to adjust the donation procedure to the wishes and desires of...