TY - JOUR
T1 - Assisted reproductive technologies and world religions
T2 - Implications for couples therapy
AU - Connor, Jennifer
AU - Sauer, Clint
AU - Doll, Kevin
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/1/4
Y1 - 2012/1/4
N2 - Increasing numbers of couples struggle with infertility. Couples debating whether or not to utilize assisted reproductive technologies (ART) face many difficult decisions. These decisions can be influenced by religious values and ideologies. The purpose of this article is threefold: to (a) review the ethical choices that couples face when deciding whether or not to use ART; (b) review the stated ideologies of Judaism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam in regards to ART; and (c) discuss how knowledge of ethical choices and religious ideologies concerning ART can assist marriage and family therapists who work with couples facing infidelity.
AB - Increasing numbers of couples struggle with infertility. Couples debating whether or not to utilize assisted reproductive technologies (ART) face many difficult decisions. These decisions can be influenced by religious values and ideologies. The purpose of this article is threefold: to (a) review the ethical choices that couples face when deciding whether or not to use ART; (b) review the stated ideologies of Judaism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Islam in regards to ART; and (c) discuss how knowledge of ethical choices and religious ideologies concerning ART can assist marriage and family therapists who work with couples facing infidelity.
KW - Assisted reproductive technologies
KW - Couples therapy
KW - Ethics
KW - World religions
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U2 - 10.1080/08975353.2012.679899
DO - 10.1080/08975353.2012.679899
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84862510963
SN - 0897-5353
VL - 23
SP - 83
EP - 98
JO - Journal of Family Psychotherapy
JF - Journal of Family Psychotherapy
IS - 2
ER -