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A 16 page research paper that examines questions concerning the ethics of invitro fertilization (IVF) and the problems associated with multiple births (pregnancy reduction) from an ethical standpoint that includes Kant, utilitarianism, and liberal individualism. The writer argues in favor of IVF procedures. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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succeed at the act of procreation. This goal has meant that medicine and modern medical practice has intervened more and more in the domain of reproduction and sexuality (Anonymous, 1997).
By far the most popular of the procedures available is invitro fertilization (IVF). When IVF is performed, the woman is generally
given medication that causes multiple eggs in her ovaries to mature. These eggs are "harvested," and fertilization occurs in vitro, that is, in a laboratory petri dish, rather then
in the mothers womb. A selection of the fertilized eggs are then placed in the mothers uterus, where, hopefully, one or more will grow into a healthy baby. However, while
this procedure has resulted in many couples knowing the thrill of parenthood, it has also given rise to numerous ethical questions and moral dilemmas. First of all, there is
an ethical dilemma associated of inserting multiple embryos into the potential mothers uterus (Sieck, 1998). While a great deal of the time, only one or two of these eggs continue
to divide to produce a viable fetus, sometimes, all of the eggs will mature resulting in more fetuses then the human womb was designed by nature to carry.
When this occurs, the couple is urged to undergo a procedure where some of the embryos are selectively aborted, leaving twins or triplets to
mature. While this is done, primarily, for the health of the mother and because it increases the survival chances of the remaining embryos, numerous people have questioned the morality of
such a procedure, which is an attitude diametrically opposite from that of most health care professionals. Clinicians favor pregnancy reduction because of the extreme risks associated with carrying multiple fetuses
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