Arguments against
Those opposing the policy are shaming it boss-sponsored delayed motherhood, signaling the idea that women need to promote their loyalty to a company by postponing motherhood and committing to their careers in order to succeed. This opens a risk of stigma for women who do not opt for the policy being labeled as ‘less-loyal’ and egotistic. Another risk the policy poses is false pretense. Besides the risk associated with all medical procedures and those exclusive to cryopreservation, egg freezing has only recently had its experimental label removed, but is continuing to report poor rates of success, sometimes as low as 13%. Employers have a duty of care to provide a health and safe workplace for all employees. In doing so,
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In addition, the procedure produces surplus embryos, considered to be an unnecessary creation and disposal of human life under this framework.
For consequentialists, the low success rate and experimental nature suggests that fertility preservation is not always in the best interest of the individual as it may result in unfortunate consequences. Employers come under scrutiny for selling the benefit as an insurance policy whilst bypassing the very serious health effects. The reality is that egg freezing cannot guarantee successful childbirth later in life. For women who are not successful, egg freezing can lead anguish and regret of not being able to have a longed-for child, a scenario far worse than a pay increase or a temporary career hold. In this sense, it is the employers’ interest at heart and the good is not maximized.
A modern approach
Deontology and consequentialism have been in place for centuries and have helped examined topics of debate from two very different viewpoints. Given the complexity and the ‘freshness’ of the topic discussed in this paper, a modern approach to ethics may be beneficial. Alas, we arrive at virtue ethics – the theory that emphasizes the virtue or moral character of ones actions. Different societies will have different reactions to the egg-freezing
In the article “Selecting the Perfect Baby: The Ethics of “Embryo Design,” is an article about a married couple, name Larry and June Shannon. They have a daughter, four years old, name Sally, who is diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia. Therefore, the Shannons are getting help from a research team, to find the perfect bone marrow transplant for Sally. The Shannon couple is also interested in having another child and they are aware of the risks and odds of success. However, a PGD process has to be performed and the couple must undergo an IVF procedure more than once, before the implantation is successful, to be able to produce a healthy full-term baby.
| Given the contentious debate surrounding issues of procreation, develop an institutional policy, which can be applied to the range of treatment and research issues related to procreation.
Consequentialism is ordinarily distinct from deontology, as deontology offers rightness or wrongness of an act, rather than the outcome of the action. In this essay we are going to explore the differences of consequentialism and deontology and apply them to the quandary
Only twenty years ago, embryo freezing (cryopreservation) was considered a technique that raised “disturbing,” “extremely difficult,” “incredibly complex,” and even “nightmarish” ethical issues. Currently, however, at least 41 of the 169 infertility clinics in the United States have begun to implement in vitro fertilization protocols (IVF) (Freemann et al., 1986). The number of frozen embryos in this country nearly tripled, from 289 to 824, between 1985 and 1986 (Van Steirteghem and Van Den Abbel, 1988). An estimated ten infants in the U.S. and sixty in the world were born as of 1988 after having been frozen as embryos. The government and professional advisory groups have endorsed embryo
David Kalyuta Ms. Dupree DH3-101 22 February 2024 Misrepresentation of Words With tensions increasing regarding racial equality, Kelly Coryell's short essay, “All Words Matter: The Manipulation behind ‘All Lives Matter,’” argues how the phrase “All Lives Matter” in response to “Black Lives Matter” shifts focus from the issue Black Lives Matter is trying to address, namely that Black lives are being lost to police brutality. All Lives Matters attempts to elevate all individuals and their lives, but it fails to address the problem of specifically black lives facing this issue. Through the use of statistics and logical reasoning, Coryell shows us the problems in this seemingly harmless phrase. Using statistics she cites from the NAACP, or the
Christy chose this industry from listening to her inner voice and needs. She devoted herself to her career and passed the peak time of fertility. She was trying to find a way to balance having a career and a family. Reading of Hewlett’s book and discussion with Christy’s friends about fertility treatment inspired Christy brought her interest in digging in the fertility industry. At that time, some medical research center started to offer freezing egg services to cancer patient before chemotherapy. Christy thought this technology could benefit professional women who often delay on serious relationships,
In the article “Egg Heads”, the writer Kathryn Lopez addresses the controversial topic of in-vitro fertilization. Lopez created this article to argue her stance that IVF is dangerous to a woman’s health, families, and damaging to societal views on human life. Her first goal is to educate readers of all the things that donors have to go through in order to donate their eggs. Her second goal is to explain the dangers of IVF on a woman’s body, family, and society. Kathryn Lopez achieves these goals through her successful use of logos and pathos.
“To claim that there are enough ‘spare’ embryos in IVF [in vitro fertilization] clinics is nonsense.” (Peter Hollands)
The principle of nonmaleficence, to do no harm, in reproductive technology can be applied to the prospective parents and the prospective child-the embryo. The procedures involved in attempting to impregnate a woman can be physically and emotionally damaging, but rewarding if done successfully. But the parties must first determine to what extent and at what cost will they risk to achieve their ultimate goal. It would cause great harm physically to the embryos if there were multiple unsuccessful attempts, but many would argue that the end outweighs the means, that it is worth it if the result was a viable pregnancy and healthy child.
Kant’s theory of deontology and Mill’s theory of utilitarianism provide starkly different approaches to assigning moral value to ethical dilemmas, two modern dilemmas being commercial surrogacy and physician-assisted suicide. This essay will expound upon the process of deciding moral value within each ethical theory and then apply this decision process to the two ethical dilemmas. Arguments will be posited in support or in opposition to the proposed ethical dilemmas according to the ethical theories. The discussion will revolve around the theories as proposed by the specific authors mentioned above in their relevant works.
Throughout life, individuals are often faced with a multitude of moral dilemmas which can be difficult to assess given the factors of the situation and consequences, based on what is right and wrong. In this paper I will be assessing the Trolley Problem in relation to Utilitarianism and Deontology and will conclude which theory is the best way to behave given the situation. In the first paragraph, I will begin by discussing the Trolley Problem followed by the next paragraph’s which will explaining how Utilitarianism and Deontology would approach the situation. Furthermore, I will be discussing which theory I believe is right in regards to the best way to behaving in society, given the possible outcomes of the problem. Since the moral issue of killing and letting die are close in hand, Deontology is the only explainable way to behave because this theory approaches all situations in regard to what is fair and acceptable for all, while Utilitarianism takes an approach that degrades humanity and differs from person to person.
Ethics and virtue have been a very contentious issue facing society for centuries. Many argue over the merits of various theories, each with its own philosophies and assumptions. It is this argument that has given rise to many popular and followed theories of ethics and virtues. The theories discussed primarily in this document include the virtue theory, utilitarianism, and deontological theory. Each is very distinct to the others in regards to its principles and assumptions regarding human behavior. Each however, has merit in regards to question of ethics and virtue, and how it should subsequently be valued.
An issue that has caused great legal debate is the freezing of eggs and embryos. Freezing allows savings eggs or embryos for later implantation; not all are used. However, frozen embryos and eggs generally have a lower success rate. The question arises of what happens to them if the couple decides to divorce, or one or both of them dies? These situations have been decided through court determinations. In 1987, the status of frozen embryos was brought before the Victorian courts with the case of Mr and Mrs Rios, who had died in a plane crash. The embryos from Mr and Mrs Rios had been frozen in 1981. There were many ethical and moral concerns regarding this case. Should the embryos remain frozen indefinitely, be donated, or kept for research? The Infertility (Medical Procedures) Act
There are a variety of different ethical systems that have developed of the course of millennia. However, even though the subject has been covered so thoroughly, it is still heavily debated. The varieties of ethical systems that are in existence look at various ethical problems from different perspectives and can be applied differently in different circumstances. Because of the subjective aspects to applying ethics, they can be as much an art as they are a science. Ethics are something that must be practiced and really cannot be perfected. In this way, studying ethics is a continual process that does not really stop. This paper will argue that ethics are the most important subject that an individual can pursue.
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.