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Restricted access to assisted reproductive technology and fertility preservation: legal and ethical issues

Oliveira, Brenda LC, Ataman, Lauren M., Rodrigues, Jhenifer K., Birchal, Telma S., Reis, Fernando M.·2021·Reproductive BioMedicine Online
DOI 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.06.018
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Access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) and fertility preservation remains restricted in middle and low income countries. We sought to review the status of ART and fertility preservation in Brazil, considering social indicators and legislative issues that may hinder the universal access to these services. Although the Brazilian Constitution expressly provides the right to health, and ordinary law ensures the state is obliged to support family planning, access to services related to ART and fertility preservation is neither easy nor egalitarian in Brazil. Only a handful of public hospitals provide free ART, and their capacity far from meets demand. Health insurance does not cover ART, and the cost of private care is unaffordable to most people. Brazilian law supports, but does not command, the state provision of ART and fertility preservation to guarantee the right to family planning; therefore, the availability of state-funded treatments is still scarce, reinforcing social disparities. Economic projections suggest that including ART in the Brazilian health system is affordable and may actually become profitable to the state in the long term, not to mention the ethical imperative of recognizing infertility as a disease, with no reason to be excluded from a health system that claims to be 'universal'.

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Authors
Oliveira, B. L., Ataman, L. M., Rodrigues, J. K., Birchal, T. S., & Reis, F. M.
Affiliations
  • Northwestern University (US)
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
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Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-09
Volume
43
Issue
3
Pages
571-576
ISSN
1472-6483 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.06.018
OpenAlex
W3177137588
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0.32
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Reproductive BioMedicine Online (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Social Sciences › Law › Medical and Health Sciences Research
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
Keywords
assisted reproduction, fertility preservation, access to reproductive health services, right to health, family planning, health insurance coverage, health care inequities, public health funding, Brazil, reproductive ethics, reproductive law
MeSH terms
Brazil, Family Planning Services, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infertility, Male, Pregnancy, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted, Reproductive Rights, Healthcare Disparities, Fertility Preservation

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Oliveira, B. L., Ataman, L. M., Rodrigues, J. K., Birchal, T. S., & Reis, F. M. (2021). Restricted access to assisted reproductive technology and fertility preservation: legal and ethical issues. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.06.018

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