Parker Joshua, Hodson Nathan
Department of Medicine, Wythenshawe Hospital Education and Research Centre, Manchester, UK
Division of Health Policy and Management, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston Massachusetts, MA, USA.
J Med Ethics. 2021 Apr 13;47(4):263-264. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106779.
In our paper 'The ethical case for non-directed postmortem sperm donation' we argued that it would be ethical for men to donate sperm after death for use by strangers. In their thoughtful response Fredrick and Ben Kroon lay out practical concerns regarding our proposal. They raise issues regarding the quality of sperm collected postmortem based on empirical studies. Second, they claim that concerns about quality would make women unlikely to use sperm collected after death. In this response we explore issues of sperm quality in both living and dead donors. We consider whether there might be ways to ensure quality in both. Finally, we question whether quality should be a barrier to women choosing to use sperm donated after death.
在我们的论文《死后非定向捐精的伦理依据》中，我们认为男性在死后捐献精子供陌生人使用是符合伦理的。弗雷德里克和本·克龙在他们深思熟虑的回应中阐述了对我们提议的实际担忧。他们基于实证研究提出了死后采集精子的质量问题。其次，他们声称对质量的担忧会使女性不太可能使用死后采集的精子。在本回应中，我们探讨了生前和死后捐献者的精子质量问题。我们思考是否可能存在确保两者质量的方法。最后，我们质疑质量是否应成为女性选择使用死后捐献精子的障碍。
