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Fate of frozen embryos explored.(POLICY & PRACTICE)

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| January 01, 2009 | Schneider, Mary Ellen | COPYRIGHT 2009 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Couples undergoing fertility treatment would rather store their cryopreserved embryos for future pregnancy attempts or donate them for research than discard them or give them to another couple, according to a survey of more than 1,000 individuals whose embryos had been preserved. However, not all couples are able to take advantage of the option of donating their embryos for research. Restrictions on the use of federal funding in the destruction of embryos and some state laws banning embryo research have limited ...

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