In vitro fertilization
In 250-350 proofed, succinct words, write a position statement on IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
posted by Frank LaBanca, EdD @ 12:35 PM
16 comments
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
In 250-350 proofed, succinct words, write a position statement on IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
16 Comments:
Lauren Picerno
Mr. LaBanca
CPA Biology
6 September 2006
In Vitro Fertilization
In vitro fertilization is perfectly okay with some limits to it. It allows women to have babies when they are not able to conceive. There should be some limitations to the research. For example after a successful implantation, pregnancy, and birth they should not be allowed to dispose of the embryos but always have to donate them to science research to further develop the techniques used. Based on the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church they are against in vitro, they believe if god did not want you to have children there is always the option of adoption, but not everyone goes by those guild lines. There is not problem to the public if one woman can not conceive it should not be anybodies else business and the government should not be able to limit that or stem cell research. The advances in the research and being able to cure genetic diseases are absolutely amazing. Now more healthy babies will be born and increase the population. Studies suggest that in vitro fertilization is safe. “A recent study covered nearly 1,000 children conceived through these methods in 5 European countries and found that the children, monitored from birth to age 5 years, were as healthy as children conceived naturally.”(http://www.emedicinehealth.com/in_vitro_fertilization/page2_em.htm) There are many factors that are involved in carrying out in vitro fertilization, but it should be allowed to a certain extent. It is for the researchers and future parents to decide.
In Vitro Fertilization is entirely a reasonable procedure, as long as certain rules are followed. In Vitro Fertilization is a fantastic invention that can help a couple conceive even if the normal way is not an option. In Vitro is also has a very high success rate, even though multiple births can occur. One of the main problems with In Vitro Fertilization is that it is very expensive, which means that some couples may not be able to afford to conceive this way. Another issue with In Vitro Fertilization is that when there are several left over embryos, they are sometimes destroyed. This is very controversial being that an embryo is human life and destroying it can be viewed as murder.
Changing genetics is a very dangerous and advanced technology, and scientist do not know everything that could possibly come from changing genes. The reward is definitely worth the risk though, if a suffering child or a child that will suffer, than what could possibly wrong with helping another human.
In Conclusion, In Vitro Fertilization is a topic that is often argued about, but if a couple wants to conceive, but can not, or a child who will suffer, but can be saved, what is ethically wrong with In Vitro fertilization or Eugenics.
tucker g
i forgot to put in my name, its right above this blog
In Vitro Fertilization is a good idea but it could eventually go too far. Helping people have children a positive for IVF because it helps people who want to have a child have one. Which is good because this kid could possibly invent something important, become president, or something else. Invitro can also solve genetic diseases in a child before he is born saving the baby from being in pain during the first stages of his or hers life. This will also let parents who know that they could cause their child to get a disease know that there is hope for them to have a child they just have to shell out a lot of cash. Another good thing is if there is a problem with the egg than parents could get an egg from a donor or if the problem is with the sperm they could get some from a donor. Or if they don’t want to use a donor there is a new thing called embryo adoption so that no eggs are left to be destroyed or die.
There are some things that some people do not agree with such as choosing the sex of their child. Your child’s sex is supposed to be like playing the lottery you never what your gonna get. Also this ties into the problem with being able to choose the color hair, eyes and even their skin tone. If scientists figure out how to do this who knows what they could do next. They could give people wings or if they mess up they could create a Frankenstein like creation that not even a mother could love.
Ryan G
In-Vitro Fertilization is fine with me. If two people can’t have a baby threw sexual intercourse then they should be able to have in-vitro. However one thing that should be changed is the fact that insurance won’t cover it for people like them. If it is proven that they can’t have a baby then their medical insurance should cover it for them. In-Vitro is good because if they determine that the two partners have the same bad gene that could give the baby a birth defect or a disease then the doctors can do gene therapy that way the baby has a better chance of coming out healthy.
A form of In-Vitro that shouldn’t be aloud is the ability to choose was sex your baby will be. Also they should end it when it gets to being able to choose if your baby will have blonde hair or what height the baby will be. In-Vitro has a high success rate which will make more likely for the women to become pregnant. Also the eggs that the doctors don’t use can be saved later in case the process doesn’t go right the first time. If the embryos are bad then the partners can donate the bad eggs to research.
In-Vitro can be really good or really bad when going into the this the women will be told all of the side affects.
Steve Svanda
Mr. LaBanca
CPA Biology
7 September 2006
In Vitro Fertilization
In vitro fertilization is definitely a good thing. It is a revolution in biology, and should be looked at as a milestone in science. If people want to pay the expensive costs of an uncertain in vitro experiment, they should be able to go through with the procedure. There is no reason why a man and a woman with diseased genes shouldn’t be able to conceive for fear of bringing a sick child into the world, and in vitro fertilization solves this problem. Another use for this procedure is with gay people, who would never be able to conceive without donors and in vitro science.
Some people believe it is wrong to salvage eight or ten embryos from a woman’s body, and only shoot for one of them surviving (and discarding the other usable ones in the trash). On the contrary, there is no problem with doing this. Embryos are not human beings. They are simply a seedling that could one day be a human being, but have a one in ten chance of surviving anyway. If this woman cannot conceive normally, then she should be able to harvest as many eggs as she wants in the laboratory, in order to find one healthy one that will one day become her child.
It is also true that some of the procedures in vitro fertilization brings to the table are expensive, unnecessary, and undermine the cultural and religious ethics of all kinds of people throughout the world. Consider being able to select your baby’s sex. It is not ethical or necessary to modify or customize your egg cell, and it seems that this procedure is simply another way of letting people play God. This is a totally different circumstance from letting disease carrying adults or gay people have a baby. This is just control.
One of the things I have a problem with, however, is the cost of in vitro fertilization. It is understandable that after in vitro is used for a long enough time with rich people and scientists, the price will go down and it will be available to the masses. I don’t think it’s right for an infertile company CEO to be able to conceive using in vitro, but an infertile cleaning woman is not able. Just like both humans are equal, so should the advances in medicine and biology.
In conclusion, I believe in vitro fertilization should be respected and used throughout the community, and accepted as an advance in modern science, though it should not be abused, and it should be available to all kinds of people nationwide
Kevin Coughlin
Mr. LaBanca
CPA Biology
7 September 2006
In vitro fertilization can be good, but it also can be bad. It can be good because some people cannot naturally have a child. In vitro fertilization can give them the opportunity to have a child of their own. IVF can also be good because some people can carry diseases that will be passed onto the baby, IVF can make sure that these people have healthy babies. When people get extra embryos sometimes they will either freeze them for later or put them up for adoption. Some people want to have it done so bad that they will pay tons of money just to travel to another country to have it done, if people are paying this much money to have it done then it must be worth it. IVF can also be bad. It is possible that women can get cancer from this. Also 25% of the pregnancies will deliver twins which can be bad if the couple does not want twins.
In Vitro Fertilization is starting to get very advanced. People are now able to choose what sex the child will be and soon people will be able to choose things like eye and hair color. This is starting to become to unnatural. People should not be able to choose what other people will look like, people should be born the way that they are supposed to. Although this sounds bad it can also be good. It is a major step towards science and it could lead to other important discoveries about human life.
Ian Cooper
Mr. LaBanca
Biology
September 7, 2006
In- Vitro Fertilization is a good idea and it is very affective as long as there are limits to it. In- Vitro fertilization always adults that are having trouble producing babies have them. Many couples want to be sure that their baby is healthy before it is born. With In- Vitro Fertilization doctors can find genetic diseases in the baby and eliminate the bad genes before the baby is born. If couples cannot produce a baby because there is something wrong with the women’s egg, or with the man’s sperm than the couples have an option of getting a donor.
Although In – Vitro Fertilization is a good procedure, there are many negative things about it. For one thing it is very expensive. If you don’t have enough money then you cannot get this procedure done. Which is unfair for all the couples that want to have a baby, but can’t because they do not have enough money. Another bad thing about this procedure is that it is a very painful process, and there could be some bad side affects on the baby when it is born.
People have debated back and forth whether or not it is right to choose the sex of your baby. Having a baby is supposed to be a natural thing, and whether you have a boy or a girl is a 50/50 chance. You should not be able to choose the sex of your baby, because if you’re aloud to do that, then it will lead to much bigger things like choosing the hair color or the looks of your child which is totally not right and un- natural.
In- Vitro Fertilization is a good procedure that should be aloud as long as there is limitations on what you can and cannot do with you baby.
Cate Britton
Mr.LaBanca
CPA BIO*
PERIOD 3
September 7th, 2006*
In-vitro fertilization is the next big step in science and birth. This procedure is done so that mothers who can not conceive a child naturally has another option. There have been very high success and has been giving the children the parents have always wanted. With advances in technology and research, the doctors are able to see which eggs are bad and good. This will help prevent the child or children from having genetic diseases. Even though this process is truly great, it can be very painful for the mother such as damage to the fallopian tubes and may result in no baby at all. Another major problem is that many think it is not right to choose the sex of the baby and say it is not right. If you had a baby naturally you would not have that option. If there is a problem with the mother and father’s egg & sperm, they can always choose to adopt or use a donor. The only bad thing is that once the mother has been implanted, the unused embryos are being thrown away. To avoid that, the mother should donate them to research or freeze them for a later time. The procedure is also very expensive, and if you do not have the money to go through with this, you can not get it. Many peoples insurance will not cover this and the costs can be up to $19,000!!! This procedure should be allowed as long as the patients who get it done are fully aware of what the procedure is about and are willing to pay a lot of money even though there are a few potential risks that could jeopardize them to have children. I believe any one who wants to have a baby should and In-vitro is a great way if you are not able to have children.
Megan Sajovic
Mr. LaBanca
CPA Biology
7 September 2006
In-Vitro Fertilization
In-Vitro Fertilization, also known as IVF, is a process which helps women who are unable to have a child. This way of having a child can be acceptable to an extent.
In-vitro Fertilization can act in a beneficial way to couples wanting a child. There is a high success rate, with 20,000 children born successfully world wide. Throughout this process, there have been no birth defects or problems detected. Also, future parents can be told if they will have healthy embryos after the procedure has taken place, with embryos not being used frozen and saved for later or ones that are not of quality, used for research.
Although IVF can be a positive procedure for a couple, there is also a negative way to look at this process of child bearing. In-vitro can become very costly, coming near the price of $20,000. Unfortunately, the cost for the procedure can not be covered by health insurance. A way of taking in-vitro to a negative level is to have the parents choose the gender of the child in question. This should not happen because if the female having the child was supposed to have a boy, she should not change the sex of the baby to a girl. Also because this could lead to many other manipulations, such has choosing the height, eye color, and hair color of the baby. The Roman Catholic Church and many others are opposed to the idea of in-vitro, let alone allowing the sex and appearance of the child to be chosen. They believe that if a couple is pregnant, that they should be blessed with the child they receive rather than trying to change the baby’s appearance. Other negative aspects of in-vitro fertilization is the end result where the patient could either end up with internal bleeding or infections or in some cases, the couple still might not be able to become pregnant after many attempts or with even multiple pregnancies.
In conclusion, in-vitro fertilization can be used to help couples who are not able to conceive a child. However, it could be taken to too much of an extreme in the hands of the expecting parents, giving them the option to choose the gender and appearance of the child.
In-Vitro Fertilization is definitely a reasonable way to become pregnant if you personally do not have the ability to do it yourself. I do agree with In-Vitro Fertilization to a certain extent. In-Vitro helps a lot of couples that are not able to conceive, start a family. In-Vitro can also prevent a disease to be carried on to the baby. If the mother carries a disease and has the baby the original way, there is a high risk that the baby would get the disease, with In-Vitro they can prevent that which gives someone the opportunity to have a healthy baby. I believe that you should only be allowed to have In-Vitro if you are not able to have a baby on your own or if you have a disease that you do not want the baby to get. I think that choosing the gender or any physical attributes about the baby is crossing the line and that is when In-Vitro should not be allowed. Choosing the gender of the baby is pushing In-Vitro Fertilization too far. In my opinion the technology that we are supplied with is way to advanced for our own good. Being able to choose the gender or characteristics about your baby is supposed to be natural and what God gives you, he gives you, it should not be something you can choose. If they are going to go ahead and carry out In-Vitro, they should at least be able to guarantee that you will get pregnant, but right now when you go in to have the process done, they do not ensure you that you will become pregnant, so it could just be a waste of money. In conclusion, I believe that it is definitely okay to have In-Vitro Fertilization if a couple can not conceive and want to or if a child can be saved from an illness and born healthy, any other procedures I do not think are necessary.
In-Vitro Fertilization is definitely a reasonable way to become pregnant if you personally do not have the ability to do it yourself. I do agree with In-Vitro Fertilization to a certain extent. In-Vitro helps a lot of couples that are not able to conceive, start a family. In-Vitro can also prevent a disease to be carried on to the baby. If the mother carries a disease and has the baby the original way, there is a high risk that the baby would get the disease, with In-Vitro they can prevent that which gives someone the opportunity to have a healthy baby. I believe that you should only be allowed to have In-Vitro if you are not able to have a baby on your own or if you have a disease that you do not want the baby to get. I think that choosing the gender or any physical attributes about the baby is crossing the line and that is when In-Vitro should not be allowed. Choosing the gender of the baby is pushing In-Vitro Fertilization too far. In my opinion the technology that we are supplied with is way to advanced for our own good. Being able to choose the gender or characteristics about your baby is supposed to be natural and what God gives you, he gives you, it should not be something you can choose. If they are going to go ahead and carry out In-Vitro, they should at least be able to guarantee that you will get pregnant, but right now when you go in to have the process done, they do not ensure you that you will become pregnant, so it could just be a waste of money. In conclusion, I believe that it is definitely okay to have In-Vitro Fertilization if a couple can not conceive and they want to or if a child can be saved from an illness and instead born healthy, any other procedures beyond that, I do not think are necessary.
Megan M.
Mr. LaBanca
CPA Biology
9/7/06
The procedure of In Vitro Fertilization is really good for people that can not have a baby naturally. It has a very high success rate 20,000 world wide, there is no surgery and it allows you to have a biologically related child. But, there is a point where you have to draw the line.
In Vitro Fertilization has produced many healthy babies over the years. It has also allowed people who pass a disease to their child that can be deadly, be able to pick out a healthy embryo. This is good so that people do not bring a child into the world that will have a lot of pain and suffering, which would make the parents suffer too.
In Vitro should have limits to how far they take it. For example, being able to pick the gender and what the child will look like is going way to far. It is not letting nature take its course. At least with In Vitro once the embryos are implanted in the woman’s uterus, nature will do the rest and you are surprised. Also, if doctors started allowing people to do that children would not look as unique, and the creation of a child is just a fun, creative, project. People would forget that they are a human life and are to be respected, not played with.
In Vitro has a lot of other issues too. One is what happens to the extra embryos. People should never dispose of them and just treat them like trash. They should be put up for adoption, be donated to research, or be saved for later when parents want to have other children. Another issue is how expensive the procedure is. It is not covered by insurance at all so the only way people could have this done is if they have money. It can also cause scaring on the uterus in the mother, and result in multiple births.
Overall In Vitro Fertilization is a great thing for couples who cannot have kids naturally, it just cannot be taken to far.
Kurt Nacewicz
Period 3
9/8/06
In Vitro Fertilization
In vitro fertilization is a very controversial topic around the world, and it has its good and its bad just like everything. The controversy is over whether it’s naturally right, and how far will people let the scientists take it.
In vitro fertilization is fine when a woman or a male cannot produce a baby and want to have one with their genes. This is fine because its both their DNA and they love each other and they want to have a kid with attributes from both of them. It is also fine to do the in vitro fertilization process when the mother or father have a chance of making a baby with an ADA gene that will later become skid. The reason in vitro is ok for this situation is because a kid with skid will sooner or later die anyway so why make him go through his misery, just use the in vitro process to make a healthy baby, that will live a long life. But those are the only exceptions for when in vitro fertilization is an appropriate solution.
In vitro fertilization is an expensive process and people should not be getting greedy with it, these are the times in vitro fertilization is unacceptable. In vitro fertilization is an advanced science and it should only be used for advanced problems, in vitro fertilization should not be done to choose the gender of a baby, genes of the baby, or the attributes of the baby. The reason this should not be allowed is because it is like getting greedy with science, and taking advantage of IVF. Another time in vitro fertilization should not be performed is on animals, because once again that would be taking advantage of in vitro fertilization.
To sum it all up in vitro fertilization is a great scientific discovery that will save a lot of lives, and make others better. The one thing people cannot do is take advantage of this privilege or in 20 years every baby will be born with in vitro fertilization.
Kurt Nacewicz
Period 3
9/8/06
In Vitro Fertilization
In vitro fertilization is a very controversial topic around the world, and it has its good and its bad just like everything. The controversy is over whether it’s naturally right, and how far will people let the scientists take it.
In vitro fertilization is fine when a woman or a male cannot produce a baby and want to have one with their genes. This is fine because its both their DNA and they love each other and they want to have a kid with attributes from both of them. It is also fine to do the in vitro fertilization process when the mother or father have a chance of making a baby with an ADA gene that will later become skid. The reason in vitro is ok for this situation is because a kid with skid will sooner or later die anyway so why make him go through his misery, just use the in vitro process to make a healthy baby, that will live a long life. But those are the only exceptions for when in vitro fertilization is an appropriate solution.
In vitro fertilization is an expensive process and people should not be getting greedy with it, these are the times in vitro fertilization is unacceptable. In vitro fertilization is an advanced science and it should only be used for advanced problems, in vitro fertilization should not be done to choose the gender of a baby, genes of the baby, or the attributes of the baby. The reason this should not be allowed is because it is like getting greedy with science, and taking advantage of IVF. Another time in vitro fertilization should not be performed is on animals, because once again that would be taking advantage of in vitro fertilization.
To sum it all up in vitro fertilization is a great scientific discovery that will save a lot of lives, and make others better. The one thing people cannot do is take advantage of this privilege or in 20 years every baby will be born with in vitro fertilization.
John A
Period 3
The In Vitro Fertilization Procedure is alright to have to a certain extent. It is great that people want to have a baby, and if the couple is having trouble in making their baby on their own and they need a little help that is ok. If a women has problems with her eggs that prevent her from having a baby or if something is wrong with the man’s sperm the couple can find a donor. Then the couple can have a baby using the donor’s sperm or eggs. For these reason it is ok to have In Vitro Fertilization.
If a couple has had a baby in the past and it had the ADA gene and the couple wanted to make sure that the next baby they have does not end up having the ADA gene they can do the In Vitro Fertilization procedure. To do this they would suck the eggs out of the women and take sperm from the man and then they would fertilize the egg. The doctor would look at each egg they fertilized and see if thee egg and two good genes, a good gene and a bad gene, or two bad genes. If the egg has to good genes the doctors would then inject the eggs into the women. This is ok to have the In Vitro Fertilization procedure for that reason because people would just want to have a healthy baby.
There is one way where the In Vitro Fertilization procedure is not ok. That is when people choose the gender of their baby or attributes of the baby. This is just not alright to change around the babies genes so it can be a girl or boy or to changes the baby’s attributes. People should just let the baby be born with the gender and attributes it was going to be born with. It is also wrong to change the genes of animals so it looks a certain way. Let the baby or animal baby be born with the same gender and attributes as it was going to be born with.
The In Vitro Fertilization procedure is ok to have if you are having trouble having a baby or your baby has a genetic disease. It is not ok to have the procedure if you are having it to choose your gender or attributes of the baby. In Vitro Fertilizations is ok to have, but to a certain extent.
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