Uterine transplantation: legal and regulatory implications in England

Vali, S, Jones, BP, Saso, S, Fertleman, M, Testa, G, Johanesson, L, Alghrani, A ORCID: 0000-0003-0413-5263 and Smith, JR (2022) Uterine transplantation: legal and regulatory implications in England. BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, 129 (4). pp. 590-596.

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Abstract

Uterus transplantation (UTx) is fast evolving from an experimental to a clinical procedure, combining solid organ transplantation with assisted reproductive technology. The commencement of the first human uterus transplant trial in the United Kingdom leads us to examine and reflect upon the legal and regulatory aspects closely intertwined with UTx from the process of donation to potential implications for fertility treatment and the birth of the resultant child. As the world's first ephemeral transplant, the possibility of organ restitution requires consideration and is discussed herein. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Uterine transplantation warrants a closer look at the legal frameworks on fertility treatment and transplantation in England.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Consent, In vitro fertilisation, law, organ donation, regulation, transplantation, uterus
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law and Social Justice
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2021 07:31
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:28
DOI:	10.1111/1471-0528.16927
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3137739