Parents must really want to start a family

One of the ethics committees at our hospital is responsible for approving patients' requests for assisted reproduction.

As the number of requests has risen in this field, we have encountered several problematic cases.

In October, a couple (a Chinese woman and a Caucasian man) requested in vitro fertilization because the husband's sperm motility (ability to move) was very low and they were eligible for a donation from the national sperm bank.