the number of multiple births is by puncturing the unborn’s heart‚ in the utero‚ this is abortion. What to do about multiple births is not the only ethical question with ART. But if couples are blessed and are given a child from the process of In Vitro Fertilization‚
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Crossing the Line How would you react if you were told you have the power to design your first child? Would you be disgusted with the thought? Would you be curious about this new process? This is a question that has been popping up more and more at fertility clinics across the nation. This interesting process is known as pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Basically‚ PGD is a technique whereby a three-day-old embryo‚ consisting of about six cells‚ is tested in a lab to see if it carries
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Morality refers to personal decisions about what is right and wrong- Everyday situations. Absolute morality is when the answer never changes and is the same in all circumstances ‘don’t cause anyone harm’ Relative morality is when the answer can be adapted to the person’s circumstance‚ ‘don’ cause anyone harms’ – might go to war because it causes harm to others but stops greater suffering in the future. Sanctity of life: for a religious believer the sanctity of life is a reason
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“Test-Tube Burgers” One summer when taking a trip to a friends country house for a weekend I took on the challenge of being a vegetarian. My friend‚ an only child‚ had been raised a vegetarian by parents who were also vegetarians; never once in his life had he eaten meat. Although the family was tolerant of whatever I did‚ I decided this was an opportunity to try it for myself and see what it would be. At the end of the few days I found it quite easy‚ although in reality I did not consume nearly
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Becoming a parent is a life changing decision and for some‚ it can be very difficult to have a child of their own. There are many different options‚ from adoption to in-vitro fertilization. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention‚ 6.7 million women between the ages of 15-44 are infertile in the United States. The joy of becoming a mother is a blessing and many of these women end up searching for other alternatives. There has been much debate on the concept of surrogate motherhood
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CURRENT TECHNIQUES Timed Intercourse (IC) or Cycle Monitoring This is a technique using ultrasound scans‚ blood and urine tests to accurately pin point if and when ovulation is occurring. It will require 2 to 4 visits to the Centre on average‚ over a two week period. All the investigations are bulk-billed. Ovulation Induction (OI) This is a technique using ultrasound scans‚ blood and urine tests to accurately pin point if and when ovulation is occurring. It will require 2 to 4 visits to the Centre
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During the first lab experience involving Xenopus laevis‚ I had many questions. One of my most burgeoning questions was the result of the in vitro fertilization of the Xenopus eggs. To begin‚ the female frogs were gently massaged in a manner that was similar to the method of amplexus males use in order to release the eggs. The released eggs were placed in a petri dish where they were to be fertilized by the sperm of a male frog‚ who had donated his life prior to the running of the IVF treatment.
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Mirtha A. Maddox The Research Essay Project Ethical Issues in the Biomedical Sciences Dr. Sean Erwin Spring B 2012 Abstract Choosing the sex of your child is technically possible thanks to advances in fertility treatments that allow doctors to create or identify embryos of a certain sex based on this most accurate sex selection methods; usually the most expensive (10‚000.00) often involving invasive infertility treatments and fertility drugs with side effects. Sex determination
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“When everyone’s super… no one will be” (The Incredibles). This may just be a simplistic quotation from a children’s movie‚ but it poses a good point in the argument of genetically modifying humans. Genetically enhancing an embryo could be potentially harmful to an infant and a child’s relationship with his or her parents‚ as well as with children born naturally‚ and furthermore‚ the genetic editing of human embryos will raise a generation of similar‚ talentless‚ and undistinguished people that will
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history‚ the newborn child’s gender has been a surprise. Today‚ as a result of developing new technologies‚ parents can know the gender of their unborn baby and also can chose the child’s gender before to be implanted in the womb. Technologies as Vitro fertilization and testing the embryos for abnormalities are the most controversial movement for reproductive freedom in our days. Using Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for non-medical purposes can be a violation of ethical and moral practices.
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