Oncofertility in Prepubertal Girls: A Qualitative Study of Canadian and French Pediatric Oncologists’ Perspectives on Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation
The results highlight the importance of FP for prepubertal girls as a right, linked to the child's right to an open future, as described in bioethics literature. According to these findings, the fact that OTC is not systematically discussed, offered, or not covered by the healthcare system constitutes a barrier and fails to protect patients, who may experience future infertility as a consequence of their treatment, thus curtailing their reproductive autonomy.
Authors
- Mathieu Bujold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5947-9210)
- Aliya Affdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8924-4308)
- Vardit Ravitsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7080-8801)
Institutions
- Hastings Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Alethia Biotherapeutics (Canada) (CA)
- Canadian Bioethics Society (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2025.10187
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00