In the video, Dr. Scott Rae is making the comparison of using medical technology in the assist of procreation and using medical technology with the everyday usage of human’s bodily organs. He used the example of having medical technology assist people with kidney failure or with lung failure. The comparison is made when there is assistance with medical technology and procreation. To be honest, I have never thought of it that way. If there is a blockage in the fallopian tube, then why can’t medical technology be used to fix this medical issue? As long as the procreation stays within the bounds of marriage, then medical technology should be a good thing. It’s a fair question to ask but the problem I have with the assistance of medical technology
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These chapters go on to declare that God gave humans the dominion over procreation. As long as we maintain a responsible nature over creation, then we are granted that dominion. However, a complication occurred over this mandate when we fell under the curse of sin. We all know that the symptoms of sin are disease, aging and death. Knowing this, we can understand how infertility is a symptom of sin. The stewardship over creation is maintained as long as it is kept within the bounds of marriage. In this sense, IUI or IVF is within the bounds of this stewardship as long as it is kept within the marriage, for example, the sperm of the husband and the eggs of the wife. God’s revelation and common grace that is shown in Proverbs 8 shows how God has given us wisdom. This wisdom can be used to come up with technology that we are able to use to assist with procreation. In an article written by Christina Richie, she goes on to state “Drug therapy, invasive and time-consuming treatments, the ethical considerations of masturbation, destroying fertilized embryos, aborting implanted embryos, and a low success rate should all be considered while making this decision.” (Richie, Christina, 2012) In this article, Christina is kind of making the same case that I was making about the storage of embryos. However, we must understand and like what Dr. Scott Rae stated in the video is that there is always a point where we can get off of the technological
These chapters go on to declare that God gave humans the dominion over procreation. As long as we maintain a responsible nature over creation, then we are granted that dominion. However, a complication occurred over this mandate when we fell under the curse of sin. We all know that the symptoms of sin are disease, aging and death. Knowing this, we can understand how infertility is a symptom of sin. The stewardship over creation is maintained as long as it is kept within the bounds of marriage. In this sense, IUI or IVF is within the bounds of this stewardship as long as it is kept within the marriage, for example, the sperm of the husband and the eggs of the wife. God’s revelation and common grace that is shown in Proverbs 8 shows how God has given us wisdom. This wisdom can be used to come up with technology that we are able to use to assist with procreation. In an article written by Christina Richie, she goes on to state “Drug therapy, invasive and time-consuming treatments, the ethical considerations of masturbation, destroying fertilized embryos, aborting implanted embryos, and a low success rate should all be considered while making this decision.” (Richie, Christina, 2012) In this article, Christina is kind of making the same case that I was making about the storage of embryos. However, we must understand and like what Dr. Scott Rae stated in the video is that there is always a point where we can get off of the technological