Ethical Issues Surrounding Reproductive Technologies
Ethical Issues Surrounding Assisted Reproductive Technologies
M DuMont
Dumont Technical Institute
Practical Nursing Program
Nurs 171
Health and Healing 1
April 14th, 2013
Submitted to: D Bickford
Ethical Issues Surrounding Infertility Treatment Options “Infertility has emerged as one of the fastest growing health challenges that are of paramount concerns” (Yuit Wah Wong, 2012). There are various causes for infertility in women some of which include medical disorders with the uterine tubes, the uterus and with the ovaries. Women are experiencing more amenorrhea and sexually transmitted diseases that are being spread faster due to the ignorance of using contraceptives with an unfamiliar person. Also, women are waiting to start a family after they have built a stable career, thus decreasing the chances of conception. (Roupa Z., Polinkadrioti M., Sotiropoulou P., Faros E., Koulouri A., Wazniak G. & Gourni M., 2009). But there is hope for women battling with infertility with the use of infertility treatments such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) (Yuit Wah Wong, 2012) however, it should be the individual’s right to know and understand all the ethical issues that arise with choosing the route of reproductive technologies. In this paper I will be focusing on the ethical issues that clients and clinics face when utilizing fertility clinics reproductive technologies.
Why People Consider Accessing Fertility Clinics
Imagine growing up as a healthy adult who has shaped a life with a good education and a solid career. You are now ready to settle down and create the family you always dreamed of having. You go through countless attempts at conceiving, followed by numerous negative pregnancy tests. Your self-worth begins to decline as creating another human is supposed to be the easiest thing you can do and your body just will not make the connection.
Many women suffer in silence with the pain of
M DuMont
Dumont Technical Institute
Practical Nursing Program
Nurs 171
Health and Healing 1
April 14th, 2013
Submitted to: D Bickford
Ethical Issues Surrounding Infertility Treatment Options “Infertility has emerged as one of the fastest growing health challenges that are of paramount concerns” (Yuit Wah Wong, 2012). There are various causes for infertility in women some of which include medical disorders with the uterine tubes, the uterus and with the ovaries. Women are experiencing more amenorrhea and sexually transmitted diseases that are being spread faster due to the ignorance of using contraceptives with an unfamiliar person. Also, women are waiting to start a family after they have built a stable career, thus decreasing the chances of conception. (Roupa Z., Polinkadrioti M., Sotiropoulou P., Faros E., Koulouri A., Wazniak G. & Gourni M., 2009). But there is hope for women battling with infertility with the use of infertility treatments such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) (Yuit Wah Wong, 2012) however, it should be the individual’s right to know and understand all the ethical issues that arise with choosing the route of reproductive technologies. In this paper I will be focusing on the ethical issues that clients and clinics face when utilizing fertility clinics reproductive technologies.
Why People Consider Accessing Fertility Clinics
Imagine growing up as a healthy adult who has shaped a life with a good education and a solid career. You are now ready to settle down and create the family you always dreamed of having. You go through countless attempts at conceiving, followed by numerous negative pregnancy tests. Your self-worth begins to decline as creating another human is supposed to be the easiest thing you can do and your body just will not make the connection.
Many women suffer in silence with the pain of