Pennings G
Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Facts Views Vis Obgyn. 2009;1(1):1-6.
Cross-border reproductive care, also known as reproductive tourism, is a growing phenomenon. More and more treatments, or parts thereof, are taking place in countries other than the patient's home country.
The phenomenon is presented as a safety valve that takes the pressure of the restrictive legislation and simultaneously allows people to obtain the treatment they desire. These movements also hold a number of risks, both for the travelling patients and for the gamete donors and infertile couples in the country of destination. Finally, the possible role of patient organisations and medical professional societies is discussed.
跨境生殖护理，也被称为生殖旅游，是一种日益增长的现象。越来越多的治疗或其部分环节在患者本国以外的国家进行。
这种现象被视为一种安全阀，缓解了限制性立法的压力，同时使人们能够获得他们想要的治疗。这些流动对出行的患者以及目的地国家的配子捐赠者和不孕夫妇都存在一些风险。最后，讨论了患者组织和医学专业协会可能发挥的作用。
