Family members as gamete donors or gestational carriers: an Ethics Committee opinion
The use of adult intrafamilial gamete donors and gestational surrogates is generally ethically acceptable when all participants are fully informed and counseled, but consanguineous arrangements or ones that simulate incestuous unions should be prohibited. Adult child-to-parent arrangements require caution to avoid coercion, and parent-to-adult child arrangements are acceptable in limited situations. Programs that choose to participate in intrafamilial arrangements should be prepared to spend additional time counseling participants and ensuring that they have made free, informed decisions.
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Tags: ASRM pages Source Type: research