Gruwel Reproductive Health Center retained our consulting firm to ascertain the ongoing litigation in response to the abortion regulations passed by the Texas legislature and signed into law by then Governor Rick Perry in 2013.…
References: Aronson, D. D., & Matthews, M. (1999, February 8). Symposium: Should health insurers be forced to pay for infertility treatments? Insight on the News, 15(5), 24-27.…
Thank you for making the decision to come to the Reproductive Specialty Clinic. When considering what you were asking, we wanted to take into account all members involved and how it would impact them. First we considered all the stakeholders; you both as the parents, the child, and the Clinic. We also considered how this may impact future patients and how the future of genetically modifying embryos would be impacted by our decision. When deciding as to whether or not the Reproductive Specialty Clinic would comply with your family’s request and use a deaf embryo for implantation, the ethical framework we used was Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is a framework that is based on doing the greatest good for the greatest number of people. You both…
A new ethical discussion is emerging in the oncology world due to overwhelming advances in fertility preservation in all age groups. The journal article “The Ethics of Fertility Preservation for Paediatric Cancer Patients: From Offer to Rebuttable Presumption” addresses the pressing need to discuss the ethics of failing to preserve fertility as this current practice may no longer be considered ethically appropriate for populations for whom established techniques are available. The current standard practice involves merely offering the option of fertility preservation procedures to children and young adults with cancer. Previous ethical discussions of fertility preservation have focused on the question of whether it is appropriate to perform fertility preservation procedures for a particular patient. The question at the heart of this article suggests the new discussion needs to address the question, “is failing to proceed with fertility preservation ethically justifiable?’” (McDougall 2015). The article gives some…
Most people would go the religious way and say that if you can’t have children, then you shouldn’t because God has a different path for you. They could even argue about the cost of IVF. In the time and money you put into the treatment you could’ve gone and adopted a child. IVF is incredibly expense and to pay for it isn’t possible for most Americans. Some insurance companies won’t cover the procedure because of the amount of loopholes in laws that let them off and hurt the public. Many parents that go through this with their children could end up with birth defects. Many scientific studies show that there are more birth defects in children who are born from IVF than normal babies. The birth defects range anywhere from cardiac defects, to cleft lip, to gastrointestinal defects, to cancer of the eye. Even though IVF can help people have children there are many risks. The mother could have the baby prematurely or a low birth weight. The mother could also end up with ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome. This is when the ovaries become swollen and painful; it could lead to rapid weight gain and shortness of breath. It could also lead to a miscarriage, many birth defects, ovarian cancer, and more (Mayo Clinic Staff).…
Under the 1913 law, the people most likely to be sterilized were those deemed unfit by the Government, among those deemed unit they were either: feebleminded, people with epilepsy, non-English speaking immigrants, teenage girls who may have been raped or were impregnated out of wedlock, patients suffering from depression and or any other mental illness, gay people(s) and lesbian people(s), and usually criminals.…
In vitro fertilization and human embryonic stem cell research are two of the most popular and controversial topics that are being discussed today. Lee Silver, from the film defines in vitro fertilization as:…
Some people might say three person IVF is disgusting as some religions like Islam believe but some people might say it helps people physically as well as mentally. It is 45,000 women in the UK go on anti-depressants because they cannot have children or if it is hard for them to conceive naturally, they won’t be able to handle…
Thesis: Ultimately it is unethical to use IVF and PGD to create another child to save a sibling…
Unfortunately, not all contraceptive methods agree with all women, but they should still have that option along with the other women’s health services. I think that all contraceptives and services should be available without having to pay any copays or out-of-pocket costs so that women and families can further prevent unplanned pregnancies and maintain their health. According to many women, birth control has allowed them to better themselves or their families, financially support themselves, complete their education, and get or maintain a job. Birth control technology has improved greatly and should be used to its fullest extent so that all women can plan accordingly and live their life to its complete…
Assisted Reproduction Technology is a new found system to aid infertile couples to get children. It is also used in transgender couples and genetic concerns in the family. The examples of assisted reproduction technology include invitro-fertilization embryo transfer, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, gamete intrafalllopian transfer, zygote intrafallopian transfer and intrauterine insemination. It is a practice that has caused wide controversy from the ethical point of view. There are many ethical issues surrounding artificial reproduction. Many religious organizations condemn the practice as it goes against the religious beliefs. Most religions believe that God is the sole creator of life and determiner of fertility…
Imagine walking into a doctor’s office and choosing the cosmetic features that people would like their child to obtain, this is something that would happen in choosing designer babies. In In-Vitro Fertilization, embryos can be chosen and also observed for any disease that might be there. By using karyomapping, it allows the doctors to find any genetic defect in the embryo. These are ways that society has innovated the reproductive process. Innovations in technology have led to advances in society, but has the line of nature been crossed. New innovations such as designer babies are unethical because the government does not restrict the use, social gap will increase and people will hinder God's’ creation.…
Some of the social risks linked to PGD are emotional strain and the cost of the PGD procedures. IVF/PGD is not a guaranteed way to conceive a child, eggs that are retrieved may all be unhealthy and not suitable for fertilization while the chance of getting pregnant with IVF is 37% and a 35.5% delivery rate. The excess hormones in the woman's body and the risks of IVF being unsuccessful may have a great strain on a women's mental health . Finding a unwanted genetic condition in the embryo can result in the tough decision of whether the parents will terminate the pregnancy which can be mentally tolling on the parents and physically tolling on the women.The cost is another factor that has a great effect on the parents as screening is expensive, one cycle of PGD costs around $12,000 NZD. This is a cost that many can not afford and could…
Infertility is a growing epidemic in today's society. It leaves many couples heartbroken with little to no hope of having a family of their own. If I was to be faced with infertility, I would consider any option there was to have a child. The one option that I could not accept would be artificial insemination, due to the method of using a donor sperm (p. 338). It would feel unnatural to me to have a child that is not a reflection of myself and donated by another person. The only way I could consider this option is if I had a donor from my family with the same qualities, for instances my brother, instead of a random person.…
Birth control is an absolute necessity to some and to others something that makes life a lot easier, either way it is health insurance’s duty to cover…