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

30196947

DOI

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.06.043

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