PHLB09H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Surrogacy, Reproductive Rights, Ovulation
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Ivf (in vito fertilization) (is a subset of art) Some applications: fertilize egg in lab, implant embryo in any uterus, test embryo for abnormalities, freeze sperm and egg for fertilization, create embryo for adoption. Reproductive rights? (more targeted towards the couple) Insemination: embryo culture; pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (pgd) Diagnosis of the embryo for any defects: embryo transfer (>1) The idea of transferring >1 embryo increases the amount of. Con: right to life (that the embryo/fetus has, ivf carries risk (for both the mother and child, art treats children as commodity. Pro: right to reproduction, low risk preferable to non-existence (of the child, children loved no less. Parents via art: genetic (gamete source, gestational (women carrying to them, social (guardians) Destroys family unit: biological vs. social bonds. Principle to autonomy: patriarchal stereotypes, right to reproduce, right to make mistakes. Surrogate agrees to carry to term, relinquish baby for adoption.
