Morally Justifying Oncofertility Research

The Meaning and Importance of Genetic Relatedness: Fertility Preservation Decision Making Among Israeli Adolescent Cancer Survivors and Their Parents

“…It is conceivable that in some cases, one's personal identity is not only aligned with the general desire to parent, but more specifically with the desire to parent a genetically-related child, a stance that puts great weight on a genetic link as significant or valuable. Some authors dispute this idea (23,24) and others note that genetic relatedness can be just one aspect of a multifaceted parent-child relationship (25,26).…”