Every day you hear more and more stories about a couple that is having troubles getting pregnant. Through the advancements in technology over the past decade, reproductive technologies have made it easier for couples struggling to have children to become pregnant. The means of doing this is through In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or Surrogate Mothering. Many ethical debates have arisen from these technologies being used and becoming more popular over the years. Many people see different issues surrounding reproductive technology, from the fact that it is unnatural, there may be risks with any procedure, as well as many other objections. With any debate, there are gray areas and your opinion will depend on your personal situation involving the
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But what happens when a couple is unable to create a child by the traditional way? This is where reproductive technologies come in. Reproductive technologies are defined as any medical procedure or surgery that is used to assist in human reproduction in the treatment of infertility. The two most popular reproductive technologies are In-Vitro Fertilization and Surrogate Mothering. These technologies are very expensive and aren’t always guaranteed ways of having a child. If a couple wishes to go through with one of these reproductive technologies, the expenses come out of their own pocket since health insurances do not cover these procedures. This makes procedures like this impossible for poorer families to go through with. In opposition, some may believe that if a person is unable to pay for the procedures to create the child, they will not have the economic means to care for that child properly. Many people have been fighting and lobbying for increased access to these technologies for people that it may be out of reach for normally. Kimberly Mutcherson argues that a positive legal right is necessary to get rid of obstacles in order to give more expansive access to these procedures regardless of a couple’s socioeconomic status. She says, “I assume at the outset that the right to procreate should be expansive enough to include a right to noncoital reproduction” (Mutcherson S12). She believes that everyone has the right to procreate. I also believe that everyone has the right to have a child. Our purpose in life is to reproduce. If we weren’t able to do this, the human race would not carry on. When a person becomes infertile and cannot have a child, it can really mess with a person’s mental health. A lot of women become severely depressed if they cannot get pregnant or carry a
But what happens when a couple is unable to create a child by the traditional way? This is where reproductive technologies come in. Reproductive technologies are defined as any medical procedure or surgery that is used to assist in human reproduction in the treatment of infertility. The two most popular reproductive technologies are In-Vitro Fertilization and Surrogate Mothering. These technologies are very expensive and aren’t always guaranteed ways of having a child. If a couple wishes to go through with one of these reproductive technologies, the expenses come out of their own pocket since health insurances do not cover these procedures. This makes procedures like this impossible for poorer families to go through with. In opposition, some may believe that if a person is unable to pay for the procedures to create the child, they will not have the economic means to care for that child properly. Many people have been fighting and lobbying for increased access to these technologies for people that it may be out of reach for normally. Kimberly Mutcherson argues that a positive legal right is necessary to get rid of obstacles in order to give more expansive access to these procedures regardless of a couple’s socioeconomic status. She says, “I assume at the outset that the right to procreate should be expansive enough to include a right to noncoital reproduction” (Mutcherson S12). She believes that everyone has the right to procreate. I also believe that everyone has the right to have a child. Our purpose in life is to reproduce. If we weren’t able to do this, the human race would not carry on. When a person becomes infertile and cannot have a child, it can really mess with a person’s mental health. A lot of women become severely depressed if they cannot get pregnant or carry a