How medical ethical principles are applied in treatment with artificial insemination by donors (AID) in Hunan, China: Effective practice at the Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya

Abstract

This paper investigates the efficiency of application of medical ethics principles in the practice artificial insemination by donors (AID) in China, in a culture characterised by traditional ethical values and disapproval of AID. The paper presents the ethical approach to AID treatment as established by the Reproduction and Genetics Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya (CITIC Hunan-Yale Approach) in the central southern area of China against the social ethical background of China and describes its general features. The CITIC-Xiangya Approach facilitates the implementation of ethical relations between clinicians and patients participating in AID treatment procedures in Hunan-Yale.