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    there are numerous outlets and technologies people can take that can help assist them in creating an offspring. Whether it is intra-uterine insemination, which is conducted by sperm or egg donation, by in vitro fertilization or surrogate motherhood arrangements, there are different technologies in our present day people can choose when it comes to creating an offspring. What are these technologies and how do they work? Ethically, are these outlets and technologies the right thing to do? Should we

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    have different ethical values depending on the country they live in, religion or how they were nurtured. Although many families only use embryo selection to prevent a disease, most are diseases that have no cure. Introduction: New reproductive technology has produced concerns and public debate. Should scientific experimentation and further development of techniques of reproduction be encouraged or prohibited? Many of the issues in Frankenstein may be fictional but they correlate very

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    some African cultures, a woman who is unable to conceive is almost like an outcast in her family and society. With the evolution of science, there are now many explanations for infertility issues and solutions to solve them. Assisted reproduction technologies are third party techniques, which medically grant the patient the ability to conceive, through the insemination process. These procedures are geared towards same sex couples, couples suffering with infertility problems, or couples who are unable

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    GENETIC ENGINEERING: PROS: Pros of genetic engineering are the facts that scientists and doctors in our generation could first and foremost discover new diseases and parasites and types of unheard cancers and illnesses before they spread further than they need too. The doctors can therefore invent a cure for this illness before it spreads really far and before anyone else gets sick. With the genetic engineering they can then stop the spreading and cure the diseases before it gets out of hand. This

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    Embryonic tissue that was removed is first tested for genetic abnormalities. This is done so that the healthiest embryos are frozen and implanted. Dr. Timothy Yeko, a medical director of the assisted reproductive technology program at the Reproductive Medicine Group in Tampa, talked about the genetic testing, “ Most of our patients now choose to have this genetic testing, which has come into widespread use in the past year or so. By doing this , the miscarriage rate has dropped

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    stigma of not having children because it is difficult to determine from the outside if this is a voluntary choice. Though, westerners can be affected just as much by infertility, the increasingly medicalized view of infertility allow for reproductive technologies to be better accepted (Balen & Inhorn,

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    crashed dream; however, advance technologies found its way to correct these inabilities. Various types of artificial insemination aid many couples to have a child. To aid pregnancy or to cure genetic disorder, a chain of processes is conducted called “In Vitro Fertilization” (IVF). In this operation, collection of reproductive cell from the ovaries and sperm is needed. The mature egg will then undergo fertilization and will be implanted to the mother’s reproductive organ. Multiple pregnancy may occur

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    Growing up having kids is something that you simply assume would happen. It was never even a question you always knew that one day you would be a parent and that having kids seemed like a natural step in becoming an adult. Your thoughts are to meet someone,  get married, and eventually have children.Sometimes life doesn't work out that way. Many women have trouble conceiving depending on age and how the body reacts to developing a child. Some people don’t have to try to get pregnant but others aren’t

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    by the Family Code, the Fundamentals of Legislation on health care. Implementation of the medical component of the surrogate motherhood is governed by Order 67 of the Ministry of Health. Countries where legally allowed surrogate motherhood and reproductive, including commercial: US (in most states, although the legislation differs from state to state.) In states like New Hampshire and Virginia permits only non-commercial surrogacy. In Arizona, Michigan and New Jersey surrogacy is illegal. Let 's

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    far as picking the traits they would want their child to have? Advances in recent genetics propose that we are potentially close to parents being able to screen their embryos and make an alteration to genomes. The use of CRISPR/Cas9, gene editing technologies, are stirring up ethical debates. There are many arguments in favor and against this possible development in science and human life. Those against gene editing say, it is unnatural and dangerous and may cause unintentional edits to genomes of unborn

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