In Vitro Fertilization And Surrogacy Essay
There are many women in the United States that are incapable of giving birth. They rely on advances in science to produce an offspring. In Chapter 4 of the Bioethics book, Munson examines cases of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy utilization to illustrate their benefits and risks and allow readers to analyze the ethicality of limiting their use. One significant example of IVF usage was the story of “Octomom.” This woman wanted many children so she requested to be implanted with 6 embryos and gave birth to 8 children. The children lived, nevertheless, by not terminating any of the embryos, the mother risked their lives. A multiple pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, prematurity, and cerebral palsy. Despite these risks, because the mother desired these children and the IVF allowed her to attain happiness, there are many who support its uncontrolled use.
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This is more complex than IVF, but gives women a more natural method of producing a child. As many as 5 people can be involved in a surrogate’s pregnancy. Because of this, there are many people who do not believe that surrogacy is ethical. There can be confusion of who the genuine parents of the child are. An example is with baby M’s case. Her birth mother was a surrogate who decided to keep her and took her away from her birth father and his wife. When baby M was found, there was confusion over which family she belonged with. IVF and surrogacy give women who cannot give birth options to produce their own children. However, regardless of their benefits, there are more risks involved than there is in a natural birth. In chapter 4, benefits and risks of IVF and surrogacy are weighed and the extent that the usage of these methods should be limited is called into
This is more complex than IVF, but gives women a more natural method of producing a child. As many as 5 people can be involved in a surrogate’s pregnancy. Because of this, there are many people who do not believe that surrogacy is ethical. There can be confusion of who the genuine parents of the child are. An example is with baby M’s case. Her birth mother was a surrogate who decided to keep her and took her away from her birth father and his wife. When baby M was found, there was confusion over which family she belonged with. IVF and surrogacy give women who cannot give birth options to produce their own children. However, regardless of their benefits, there are more risks involved than there is in a natural birth. In chapter 4, benefits and risks of IVF and surrogacy are weighed and the extent that the usage of these methods should be limited is called into