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Reproductive Technologies: from IVF to “designer babies”. HSCI E137 Apr 20, 2011. A tale of two fertility treatments. Melanie (seated) and Michael Thernstrom, with Violet and Kieran, and their gestational carriers, Fie (left) and Melissa From the NY Times, Jan 2, 2011.
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Reproductive Technologies: from IVF to “designer babies” HSCI E137 Apr 20, 2011
A tale of two fertility treatments Melanie (seated) and Michael Thernstrom, with Violet and Kieran, and their gestational carriers, Fie (left) and Melissa From the NY Times, Jan 2, 2011
Nadya Suleman, the “Octomom” From lisaamartin@wordpress.com
The ethics of egg and embryo use • In IVF clinics • In human embryonic stem cell research • Sandel: “they stand or fall together”
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) • In vitro fertilization (with or without pre-implantation genetic diagnosis) • Choosing at the level of the gametes
Ad for egg donors posted in Sever Hall
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) • In vitro fertilization (with or without pre-implantation genetic diagnosis) • Choosing at the level of the gametes • Status of social mother/parents • Gestational surrogacy • PGD: choosing at the level of the embryo • What happens when range of traits screened for broadens? • Prenatal fetal testing
The range of views • Silver: pro-choice, pro-free market • Sandel: critic of enhancement technologies; embryo as worthy of “respect” • Hubbard: pro-choice feminist; genomania; disability rights critique • Caplan: “baby making is not a business” • Davis: child centered viewpoint