Biological And Ethical Issues Of In-Vitro Fertilization

Pozgar and Santucci in their book titled Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals covers artificial insemination, test tube babies and sterilization but no where did they dare to touch the in vitro process, I reviewed several books regarding the law and ethics in healthcare and none of the authors really ventured to give an opinion which led me straight to the ethics committee of the reproduction where we could obtain this information in its entirety. Not taking anything away from the other authors, there is not a lot of information available because of so many new procedures being introduced. The one thing that was consistent was the bill of patient’s

Many women are eager to become a mother, but infertility prevents some women from satisfying this need. To counter this widespread problem, we develop reproductive choices. One of the most important choices is in vitro fertilization. Even though this method significantly increases pregnancy rate in infertile women, it comes with the problem. Underlying in vitro fertilization is research on living human embryos. We need to research on countless living embryos in order to develop clinical in vitro fertilization. This stirs public attention on its morality. Society asks: Are we killing thousands of human life while we are developing method to give birth to other ones? This question is crucial because it is asking very foundation of our

With this reproductive technology, the possibilities for conflict with Jewish law expand. There are three main scenarios in which IVF is used. The first is IVF using sperm and egg provided by the couple with the implantation of the fertilized egg into the uterus of a surrogate. The second scenario is the use of the wife’s egg and donated sperm, with the placement of the fertilized egg in either the uterus of a surrogate of the uterus of the wife. Finally, there is IVF using the husband’s sperm and a donated egg with placement of the fertilized egg in the uterus of the wife, the uterus of the donor, or the uterus of a third-party surrogate. The form that is the most common is in vitro fertilization using egg and sperm belonging to the couple. In general, in vitro fertilization with no donor gametes poses conflicts like those with

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) marks a great step forward in medical technology, and Australia is a leader in the field. IVF is now a popular procedure for couples who are infertile or are having trouble conceiving. However, it raises ethical, moral and legal issues including the rights of an individual, property rights, the definition of human life, scientific experimentation versus a potential human life, religion, costs, and community, medical and taxpayer’s rights.

With new technology evolving, many couples and single adults who are told they are infertile are now able to pursue their dreams of becoming a parent with the help of donor insemination and in vitro fertilization. Within the next five to ten years after I earn my college degree and become stable enough to provide for a child, I would like to have children of my own. With these great advancements in reproductive technology, doctors can help me overcome many obstacles that I may face in the future when trying to conceive a child.

Over the years many laws have been developed either in response to certain issues or to protect patients and their unborn fetus. One of the major ethical concerns is multiple births. Since this issue became noticed in the 1980’s many countries issued laws that require facilities to report the number of embryos transferred in an IVF cycle. However, there was no law limiting the amount of embryos transferred. Currently, there are many countries that do have laws restricting the amount of embryos to be transferred, in an effort to reduce the amount of multiple gestations (Brezina & Zhao, 2012). Multiple gestations, even in spontaneous pregnancies result in an increased in birth defects and other health related issues including pre-term babies and miscarriages. However, IVF has a higher chance of causing multiple pregnancies with as many as 8 embryos. Davies et al., (2012) found that “treatment with reproductive technology was associated with increased risks of cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, urogenital, and gastrointestinal defects and cerebral palsy” (p.1812).These risks must be considered and explained to the patient before procedures to follow the principle of autonomy. Another major concern with ART therapy is financing. For those individuals who are in high standing money is not an issue. However, others may have a difficult time scraping up the money needed for such procedures. Hagel

Assisted reproductive technologies include any fertilization involving manipulation of gametes/ embryos outside the human body and transfer of gametes/embryos into the body. They offer biomedical parenthood to various infertile couples who have often spent years trying to have a child and have exhausted all other avenues to have a child of their own. The new reproductive technologies give great help to infertile couples and make many new reproductive arrangements possible. The possibilities available for couples contemplating parenthood in unconventional ways under new reproductive techniques are two-party and third-party assisted reproduction. Assisted reproduction can raise some ethical concerns such as - the selection of the sex, how to

In-Vitro Fertilization is a hot topic and brings about many ethical considerations and questions from many. Quebec is experiencing a very tough dilemma of having to scale back their IVF program in which it is being claimed that the funded treatments may have been overused and need to be cut back. My first question when reading this article has to do with the word “overuse”, and wondering how that is defined? I think this would help to better evaluate ways the government could implement a program like this. I feel as though I am torn as to what I think with regards to if IVF should be a fully government funded treatment. Although I think that IVF procedures are extremely important and currently far to expensive, I am unsure as to if I think it should

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnoisis or screening  Couples may screen in or out for certain traits, that they may want or not want for their offspring.

Firuleasa, Ingrid-Laura, MD, PhDrs, Florescu, Silvia MD, researcher dgr. III, PhD in medicine Moldovan,Mona MD, researcher dgr. II, PhDrs, 2010“Ethical Dilemmas of Intra-vitro Fertilization”. Management in Health.14:2 Retrieved November 5, 2015 (http://journal.managementinhealth.com/index.php/rms/article/view/109/262)

IVF, short for in vitro fertilisation, is one of several assisted reproductive technologies used to help infertile couples conceive a child. The procedure essentially involves separating the act of conception and fertilisation from one another, so that fertilisation occurs outside of the parent’s body, in a scientific environment. With the help of doctors and biologists, the

My opinions have changed somewhat since taking the survey at the beginning of the week. However, when it comes to infertility, there is a slippery slope and just like what Dr. Rae said, we can always get off the technological train. I tend to believe that IUI and IVF are acceptable practices as long as it stays within the bounds of marriage.Once it gets outside of marriage, when using donated sperm and eggs, that is when it becomes a problem. Marriage is ordained by God and once we venture outside of marriage, that is when I believe it comes unethical.

To begin with, I will provide the basic medical facts involving IVF to give a solid understanding of what goes into the whole process and what facts involving this process cause the questioning of the ethical and moral issues. Infertility affects about 4.9 million couples in the United States, or one in every twelve. Approximately one-third of infertility cases can be traced to causes in the female (Encarta). However, a small proportion of infertile

Before this systematic review published, only two reviews were available of outcomes for singletons after IVF techniques. In comparison with natural conception, it has been proposed that the obstetric results of pregnancies are poorer with IVF/ICSI. Today, it is reported that the number of women that undergo IVF/ICSI process is increasing around the world. With this, I am curious about the risks for women having IVF/ICSI and how perilous it is to them since the process is not natural. I would also like to know what causes the risks and specifically the factors that increase them. As a nurse who had IVF education and practice and worked with such renowned IVF specialists such as Dr. Buckett, Dr. Holzer and Dr.Tan, I decided to conduct a synthesized evidence search on the systematic review so that I can help these patients to have more attentive care to prevent or minimize the possible risks of In Vitro Fertilization techniques that may potentially endanger them.

Scientific development on reproduction and development have brought the concept of fertilization of sperm and egg outside the human body which is called In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). It is the procedure of manual fertilization by mingling an egg and sperm and then transferring the embryo to the uterus. The procedure of IVF is ovary stimulation, egg retrieval, fertilization and embryo transfer and implantation. Many infertile couples can have babies through this reproductive technology. This process of assisted reproductive technology in reproduction have been considered as very important and valuable for those parents who are infertile. However, it is predicted that the use of IVF is associated with an increased risk of developmental disabilities in the offspring. This is a very critical and significant concern for those who are planning to have babies through IVF. So, I chose this research topic to find out the dangers which are threatening infertile couple to use this method to have babies. I want to find if the baby produced through this method would have defects and disabilities or not?