Cross-border reproductive care in Belgium

Pennings, Guido; Autin, Candice; Decleer, W; Delbaere, Anne; Delbeke, L.; Delvigne, Annick; Neubourg, Diane De; Devroey, Paul; Dhont, Marc; D’Hooghe, Thomas; Gordts, Stephan; Lejeune, Bernard; Nijs, Michelle; Pauwels, Patrick; Perrad, B.; Pirard, Céline; Vandekerckhove, Ffrank

doi:10.1093/humrep/dep300

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“…Belgium is a popular destination country for medically assisted reproduction, because of its central location in Europe, liberal legislation and several highly reputable clinics. Between 2005Between and 2007Between , 2288 French women received treatment in Belgian fertility clinics (Pennings et al, 2009). This number is likely to be higher now.…”

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“…This number is likely to be higher now. The overwhelming majority of French patients who travel to Belgium are lesbian couples and single women who are denied access to treatment with donor sperm at home (Pennings et al, 2009;Gomez and de La Rochebrochard, 2013). Recent changes in the French laws on gay marriage may influence the flow of French women to Belgium in the future because lesbian couples now have the right to adopt a child, giving them the chance to start a family in France.…”

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Cross-border reproductive care for law evasion: A qualitative study into the experiences and moral perspectives of French women who go to Belgium for treatment with donor sperm

Hoof

Pennings

Sutter

2015

Social Science & Medicine

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Cross-border reproductive care for law evasion: A qualitative study into the experiences and moral perspectives of French women who go to Belgium for treatment with donor sperm

Hoof

Pennings

Sutter

2015

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Except for a few published reports [14][15][16][17], including that by the ESHRE task force, little is known about the extent, experience, or conditions of CBRC outside Europe and the United States. Further research is needed in nonWestern countries about patients' attitudes regarding CBRC.…”

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Attitudes towards cross-border reproductive care among infertile Japanese patients

Hibino

Shimazono

Kambayashi

et al. 2013

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives The attitudes towards cross-border reproductive care (CBRC) held by infertile Japanese patients have not been explored. The objective of the present study was to examine interest levels, preferred destinations, motivations, and sources of information related to CBRC. Our findings provide a general outline of CBRC and the future of reproduction and assisted reproductive technology (ART) in Japan. Methods The study used a cross-sectional design. Data were collected from 2,007 infertile Japanese patients from 65 accredited ART clinics in Japan (response rate, 27.4 %) via anonymous questionnaires. Results Most of the infertile Japanese patients who responded denied using CBRC. However, by group, 171 (8.5 %) patients in non-donor in vitro fertilization, 150 (7.5 %) in egg donation, 145 (7.2 %) in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, and 129 (6.4 %) in surrogacy said that, depending on the situation, they might travel abroad in the future. Older respondents were more likely to express an intention to travel overseas for egg donation in the future. The most popular destination for CBRC was the United States. Popular reasons for interest in CBRC among those considering or planning using this approach to third-party reproduction were that egg donation or surrogacy was unavailable or that obtaining ethical approval takes too long in Japan, whereas these processes are legal and affordable overseas. However, high cost was the most common reason for hesitancy regarding CBRC. Among the participants who were considering or planning to travel abroad for this purpose, TV, medical agencies, print media, and message boards on websites were popular sources of information, whereas doctors, friends, and patient self-help groups were not. Conclusions Although CBRC among infertile Japanese patients is not at present common, the demand for and use of this approach may increase in the future in the context of the increasingly aging population. Lack of regulation and unavailability of third-party reproduction is a major cause of CBRC among Japanese patients. Health care provider faces an urgent need for giving useful information for patients regarding CBRC.

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“…This fertility treatment phenomenon, colloquially known as reproductive tourism, has been explored in the context of European, English, North American, Canadian, Middle Eastern, and Asian cohorts (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13). At present, the Australian and New Zealand perspective to CBRC remains unexplored.…”

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Motivations and experiences of patients seeking cross-border reproductive care: the Australian and New Zealand context

Rodino

Goedeke

Nowoweiski

2014

Fertility and Sterility

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Cross-border reproductive care in Belgium

Abstract: There are clear indications that numerous movements are motivated by the wish to evade legal restrictions in one's home country, either because the technology is prohibited or because the patients have characteristics, which exclude them from treatment in their own countries.

Cited by 78 publications

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Cross-border reproductive care for law evasion: A qualitative study into the experiences and moral perspectives of French women who go to Belgium for treatment with donor sperm

Cross-border reproductive care for law evasion: A qualitative study into the experiences and moral perspectives of French women who go to Belgium for treatment with donor sperm

Attitudes towards cross-border reproductive care among infertile Japanese patients

Motivations and experiences of patients seeking cross-border reproductive care: the Australian and New Zealand context

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