Reproductive Medicine

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to some immoral. “We often get ahead of ourselves in technologically…And the ethics; we’re still wrestling with those kinds of questions” (Silverman). In-vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, and fertility drugs are all available prospects for the infertile couple, today. The Ethics Committee of the American Fertility Society states “[ Artificial insemination by donor ] may be the best solution to overcome the infertile couple’s inability to have their own…child.” In-vitro fertilization, otherwise known as test-tube babies, is a process in which doctors remove ovaries and prepare them in a petri dish along with the male’s sperm to ensure pregnancy. This process begins with the female submitting to a two-week regimen of daily drug injections, tedious blood shots, and a number of ultrasound examinations. Although they are well informed of the price tag, risks, and effects of these procedures, “ is now a $1 billion-a-year industry that accounts for some 23,000 live births a ...

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were an infertile couple. They hired a married woman, Pamela Snell, to carry a child to term for them; a child made from the sperm and egg of anonymous, unrelated donors. One month before Jaycee Buzzanca was born, John filed for divorce complicating the situation further. John claims the divorce relieved him of parental responsibilities (according to California law, fatherhood is defined by biological parentage or marriage to the child’s birth mother.) Luanne also had no parental right to the child, for she was neither the biological mother nor her birth mother. The surrogate mother had signed a contract relinquishing her maternal rights after birth. The donors remained anonymous, ...

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