Title
Ethical obligations in fertility treatment when intimate partners withhold information from each other: an Ethics Committee opinion
Publication Date
2018
Journal Title
Fertil Steril
Abstract
© 2018 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Clinicians should encourage disclosure between intimate partners but must maintain confidentiality in cases where there is no prospect of harm to the partner and/or offspring. In cases where one member of a couple refuses to disclose relevant health information to the other partner and there exists a risk of harm to the unaware partner and/or offspring, clinicians may refuse to offer care and should decline to treat if full informed consent is not possible due to lack of disclosure. Earn online CME credit related to this document at www.asrm.org/elearn
Volume Number
110
Issue Number
4
Pages
619 - 624
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Obstetrics and Gynecology
PMID
DOI
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.06.043