fertility tourism

fertility tourism
n.
The practice of traveling to another country for fertility treatments.
— fertility tourist n.
Example Citations:
Fertility tourism is booming. It's not just the Italian maverick doctor in Rome who offers to bypass the regulations of the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and help women in their fifties and sixties to become mothers: Spain is now the destination of choice for childless couples frustrated by the prospect of a long wait in the UK for the precious donor eggs and sperm, which are in short supply.
— Madeleine Bunting, "X+Y=$: the formula for genetic imperialism," The Guardian, May 16, 2006
Couples seeking fertility treatment abroad should carefully consider the risks and complications involved, the head of the UK fertility watchdog said yesterday.
Shortages in egg and sperm donations exacerbated by new laws removing the right to anonymity for donors in Britain have led to a substantial increase in "fertility tourism".
— Nic Fleming, "Couples warned of dangers in fertility tourism," The Daily Telegraph, April 28, 2006
Earliest Citation:
Wealthy Europeans who are desperate to have children are shopping around for the treatments they are unable to receive at home. ...
"Italy and Britain are the most popular destinations for fertility tourism," said Gosden, "Italy because it has the least regulations and Britain because it is at the forefront of research."
— Saskia Sissons, "Does money buy the right to life?," July 3, 1997
Related Words: Categories:

New words. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fertility tourism — or reproductive tourism[1] is the practice of traveling to another country for fertility treatments.[2] It may be regarded as a form of medical tourism. The main reasons for fertility tourism are legal regulation of the sought procedure in the… …   Wikipedia

  • fertility tourism — /fɜtɪləti ˈtʊərɪzəm/ (say fertiluhtee toouhrizuhm) noun a form of medical tourism in which the traveller visits another country to receive fertility treatments, such as IVF procedures, or to engage a surrogate mother. –fertility tourist, noun …  

  • Tourism in Lebanon — The tourism industry in Lebanon has been historically important to the local economy and remains to this day to be a major source of revenue for Lebanon. Before the Lebanese Civil War, Lebanon was widely regarded as, The Switzerland of the Middle …   Wikipedia

  • Tourism in the Gambia — The tourism industry today in The Gambia started when a party of 300 Swedish tourists arrived in 1965. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5459.htm Background Note: The Gambia] : Political Conditions, United States Department of State/Bureau of… …   Wikipedia

  • Medical tourism — (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also… …   Wikipedia

  • Travel and Tourism — agritourist apple tourist architourist baggage malaria barefoot luxury black hole resort black water rafting …   New words

  • Infertility — See also: Female infertility, Male infertility, and Sterility (physiology) Infertility Classification and external resources ICD 10 N46, N97.0 …   Wikipedia

  • Sperm donation — is the provision (or ‘donation’) by a man, (known as a ‘sperm donor’), of his sperm, with the intention that it be used to impregnate a woman who is not usually the man s sexual partner, in order to produce a child. A sperm donor is the natural… …   Wikipedia

  • Surrogacy — is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another couple or person. This woman may be the child s genetic mother (called traditional surrogacy), or she may carry the pregnancy to delivery after having an embryo, to which …   Wikipedia

  • Cytoplasmic transfer — is an assisted reproductive technology (ART), fertility technique whereby cytoplasm from a donor egg is injected into an egg with compromised mitochondria. The resulting egg is then fertilized with sperm and implanted in a womb, usually that of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”