The Business of Parenthood: Assisted Reproduction, Medical Tourism and Fertility Innovation in Spain
Assisted Reproduction: Medicine, Law, Religion and Business in Spain Assisted reproduction is no longer a marginal medical service. It has become a sophisticated clinical, legal, ethical and international business ecosystem involving fertility clinics, laboratories, pharmaceuticals, biomedical equipment, multilingual patient care and cross-border medical tourism. 1. What is assisted reproduction? Assisted reproduction, also known as assisted reproductive technology or ART, refers to medical techniques used to help individuals or couples achieve pregnancy when natural conception is difficult, impossible, delayed or medically inadvisable. It may involve the handling of sperm, eggs, embryos, hormones, genetic testing, laboratory fertilisation, cryopreservation or donor gametes. The field covers simple interventions such as ovulation induction or intrauterine insemination, and complex procedures such as in vitro fertilisation, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, embryo biopsy...