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FILLING THE VOID: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ETHICS OF POSTMORTEM AND PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE GAMETE RETRIEVALS

Abstract

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In 1978, Dr. Cappy Rothman performed the world's first postmortem gamete retrieval. Since this time, postmortem gamete requests and retrievals have been increasing. Due to the lack of both regulation and professional guidance, hospitals have begun implementing their own Postmortem Gamete Retrieval (PMGR) and Persistent Vegetative State Gamete Retrieval (PVSGR) policies.

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Wake Forest University
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2012

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  • Hooker, Tyrel James

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en

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http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37659
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oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/37659

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Hooker, Tyrel James. FILLING THE VOID: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ETHICS OF POSTMORTEM AND PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE GAMETE RETRIEVALS. Wake Forest University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37659