Benefits Of Technology And Human Life

Today’s society is more affected by technology than it ever has been and it is changing every second of every day. Advancements in technology have been changing our culture and society for hundreds of years; from hunters and gatherers to information overload to a future of the most advanced technologies we could imagine. These fast advancements in technology quickly change our society. This statement was greatly expanded upon by three people: Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler

The first child born through in vitro fertilization was born in 1978. Despite the amount of time that has passed from then to now, in vitro is still very much experimental. Although there has been improvement in the probability that the patient will bear a child since the end of 1980 where in a study only 5.4% of cases were successful (Bernholz, 1984), going through the process of in vitro fertilization still does not guarantee a child. In the beginning stages where in vitro fertilization was fairly new, there was some push back, especially morally. Many thought that it was wrong for scientists to “play God” and create life. As with anything else, the times have changes and so have many people’s opinions. Although nearly impossible for all people to agree on one topic, the use of in vitro fertilization has become more widely accepted for patients who deal with infertility issues.

When a couple decides to try IUI with high powered ovulation drugs or IVF, most of the time they are left with embryos that have not been used. The big question that the couple must decide is what to do with the embryos. The answer to this question carries more weight than many would think, as there is an ethical and moral aspect to this decision. If a person believes that life begins at conception, which is the case, then the embryo is not only a clump of cells, but a human life waiting to mature. For a Christian, the answer lies within the Word of God. God declares that life begins at conception in several of the Scriptures such as Jeremiah 1:5 where the author states, “Before I

Three-parent in vitro fertilization known as three-parent IVF has caused a huge controversial debate in today society. Doctors want to be able to help prevent an inheritable disease, which is caused by defective mitochondrial DNA that is serious and life-threatening. Women are in need of the three-parent IVF procedure so their child can come out healthy. United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation in Pittsburgh, “[explain] that between 1,000 and 4,000 children are born with mitochondrial disorders in the US each year” (Brittany Shoot). Three-parent IVF procedure should be approved for use in the United States, meaning doctors who are participating in this procedure would be able to help mothers who have genetic disorder to have children.

Never the less, using a surrogate mother in order to have a child for a couple possibly goes back as the the story of Abraham and Sarah in the bible, the Roman Catholic church does not support surrogacy. Their belief is known as 'natural law'. Natural law is the rule of conduct that is given to us by God in the constitution of the nature which God has endowed us (Halverson). The way that the church looks at the viewpoint of surrogacy is that a child must be conceived in a union of his or her mother and father without the aid of a third party, or without methods that separate the marital act from the conception of a child (Bouck). On behalf of the Roman Catholic church children are thought to be a gift from God rather than an object of desire. Pope VI Paul stated in his encyclical Humanae Vitae, “The transmission of life is a most serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with the God serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with the God the creator.” In addition, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states that: "Techniques that entail the dissociation of husband and wife, by the intrusion of a person other than the couple (donation of sperm or ovum, surrogate uterus), are gravely immoral" (Halverson). Catholic teaching upholds the idea of that one may not do something that is immoral result of something at good end. However, in current

The reconstruction of the Roman Catholics argument is as follows: (1) If we turn our focus towards the basic study of biology an embryo is considered a human subject with a distinct identity that will begin development as soon as the gametes unite, then it is morally impermissible to use that embryo for its stem cells; (2) at the point that the embryo identifies as human it obtains its individual right to a “future-like-ours” or FLO; therefore anything that is not in the embryos favor violates that right; (3) making the serious damage and/or strain the embryo encounters during the process of obtaining embryotic stem cells is both immoral and an unlawful act; (4) from an Utilitarian

The author presents examples, where couples had to go through devastating loses, as their unborn children was either diagnosed with life shortening diseases, or died prematurely. Examples of miscarriages and severely premature births are also the reality for many of the couples reproducing the natural way. However, the IVF-Treatment allows couples to sort out ‘bad’ embryos from the good ones, allowing science to deliver a nearly guaranteed healthy baby – of the preferred sex – to the couple. With this in mind, people with money is able to sidestep the natural risks associated

The catholic church stated that conception should occur from the marriage act which by its nature is ordered toward loving openness to life, not the manipulations of technicians. In addition, The phrase “the end will justify the means” is not supported or encouraged by the Catholic Church when it comes to “husband and wife [becoming] merely sources for the "raw materials" of egg and sperm;” the process of technicians fertilizing the egg is taking away the natural process of concepting a “child.” However, the argument that humans become simply “raw materials” for procreation can be argued that some couples believe that the next step in their relationship is having children, being able to have a child that is related to one of both the partners in a relationship will seal a bond between them.

Our world has undergone two stages of technical revolution which made our community develop rapidly. Entering the third millennium, we’re living in a modern society which is significant development in ICT. Technology has become an essential factor that has created a great revolution on all aspects of our lives such as education, medical, economy, politics, etc.…and connects us together. Technology has made our lives easier which results in the changing of other sides in our society. The technology plays an important role which is clearly shown in the achievements of many countries in the world. However, technology also consist drawbacks and has negatively effects on all fields in our society which people do not realize.

The “three person babies” method is when a baby is created through an IVF, resulting in the child carrying genetic information from three different people. One major ethical concern about this method is that it will alter the human germ line, especially since we don’t know how effective the technology is. This is such a major concern that even former President Obama signed into a law that prevents the modification of the human germline. Many people are afraid that the mitochondrial DNA will manipulate and change the nuclear DNA. Since mitochondrial disease is one of the most common results of being a “three person baby,” scientists are excited to see how new technology might be able to prevent mitochondrial disease.

The Catholic Church teaches that a cloned human embryo is as much a human as the person who is cloned. Both therapeutic and reproductive cloning are unethical because they create humans asexually, not sexually as God intended. The Church teaches that we can never do evil, even if good may eventually come of it, and there is no way to obtain embryonic stem cells without destroying innocent human life, although some reports claim that the Catholic Church attitude to ethical stem cell research is softening, perhaps influence by the “greater good principle” whereby God may permit an evil for the sake of some greater

According to the Modern Catholic Dictionary, “Artificial Insemination violates the dignity of the person and the sanctity of marriage.” Also, Pope Pius XII condemned artificial insemination. He condemned the procedure because it allows a third person to become involved in the marriage. Therefore, it is considered adultery. Only God could create human life. Also, abortion is the destruction of human life. According to the Didache, “... thou shalt not kill a child by abortion” (2.2). Through an abortion, the life of an innocent child is ended. Therefore, the crime of murder is committed. God is the only one who has the right to allow human life to be created or

IVF is a popular topic when it comes to discussing the ethics. IVF deals with creating a life which brings in a series of questions such as ; is it right, does it do any harm to those involved, and is it morally right? Some of these questions can be impossible to answer for some because it is such a sensitive topic to many.

IVF raises many of these difficult moral issues. If the above conceptions about the nature of ethics were correct, however, discussion of these issues would either be futile (because morality is a matter of personal choice or opinion) or superfluous (because morality is what a divine or secular authority says it is) (Walters 23). In this paper, I want to suggest that it is not only possible, but also necessary to inquire into the ethics of such practices as IVF because the fact that we can do something does not mean that we ought to do it.

Technology has made a big difference in our society such as communication, work, education, and entertainment in good and bad ways. Some people say that technology has made life better with the internet, cell phones and other devices. While others say technology has been making life worse because people are becoming lazy and replace their lives with technology every day. Technology surrounds almost everyone in modern society and it affects our lives in many ways.