"It's Just Another Added Benefit": Women's Experiences with Employment-Based Egg Freezing Programs.
Egg freezing
elective cryopreservation
ethics of workplace benefits
qualitative research
reproductive autonomy
undue influence
Journal
AJOB empirical bioethics
ISSN: 2329-4523
Titre abrégé: AJOB Empir Bioeth
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101631047
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
30
9
2020
medline:
30
9
2021
entrez:
29
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In 2014, companies began covering the costs of egg freezing for their employees. The adoption of this benefit was highly contentious. Some argued that it offered women more reproductive autonomy, buying time to succeed in their careers and postpone childbearing. Others suggested this benefit might place inappropriate pressure on women, unduly influencing them to freeze their eggs to prioritize their career over reproduction. Although ethical problems with this benefit have been explored, there has not been research analyzing the perspectives of women working for companies that offer employer-based egg freezing. Furthermore, existing empirical studies often focus on the experiences of egg freezers rather than the young women thinking about, but not yet using, this technology.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
In 2014, companies began covering the costs of egg freezing for their employees. The adoption of this benefit was highly contentious. Some argued that it offered women more reproductive autonomy, buying time to succeed in their careers and postpone childbearing. Others suggested this benefit might place inappropriate pressure on women, unduly influencing them to freeze their eggs to prioritize their career over reproduction. Although ethical problems with this benefit have been explored, there has not been research analyzing the perspectives of women working for companies that offer employer-based egg freezing. Furthermore, existing empirical studies often focus on the experiences of egg freezers rather than the young women thinking about, but not yet using, this technology.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32990510
doi: 10.1080/23294515.2020.1823908
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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