Are we ready for an America made one quarter of genetically abnormal persons? Yet, this is how America will be, if fertilized eggs are given legal personhood. Fertilized eggs are single celled embryos which are incapable of survival on their own. Granting them legal personhood will be against the interests of humanity. It will invariably politicize the matter, interfere with research that can potentially revolutionize healthcare, deprive men and women of the right to choose the fate of their sex cells, and drive up healthcare costs on a logarithmic scale.…
The male reproductive system , as stated previously, is different from the female reproductive system. The male reproductive system consists of testes, ducts, accessory sex glands, the penis, and scrotum (McLafferty, 2012 p1). The testes consist of glandular tissue and each testis is contained in a white fibrous capsule called the tunica albuginea (McLafferty 2012 p1). The testes are held in the scrotum which is a loose sac of skin and smooth muscle.…
There are three critical views regarding the virginal conception, the most frequent argument comprises of parallels brought forth from Greek mythology. “According to this view, the accounts in Matthew and Luke arose among Greek Christians who were acquainted with the many myths in paganism that spoke of the virgin births of various Greek gods and superheroes” (Stein 1996, 65). Subsequently it is said that Christians created a similar story to explain their Messiah. Two of the their strongest arguments derive from the stories of Perseus and Hercules. Mythology states that Zeus had some form of sexual relations with two different human women Danae and Alcmene.…
The Pioneering of IVF It is amazing to know that there are people who were born into the world unnaturally. It may seem odd, but there are people who were once a test tube baby. The term test tube baby came from the late Dr. Edwin Carl Wood. Dr. Wood played an important role in the process of developing and commercializing the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technique which has molded society into accepting the process of a scientifically fabricated child.…
The articles that I will be comparing and contrasting will be Young Women’s Eggs: Elite and Ordinary written by Elizabeth Reis in the 2011 and Three Generations of Native American Women’s Birth Experience written by Joy Harjo in 1991. The articles each have their different ways of approaching their topic but both speak of women and reproduction. The article Young Women’s Eggs: Elite and Ordinary speaks about how the author investigates the egg "donation" industry.…
Rifkin’s article “Evolution’s Pregnant Pause: Artificial Wombs,” appeared in the Los Angeles Times in 2002, it successfully ask the question is artificial wombs waging a war against natural childbirth and women? This war has worried me because its purpose is to undermine the medical benefits of this technology. Traditionally women give birth, in which women are the principal caregivers of the children. Reading, Rifkin’s article he questions the parental responsibility and the role of women. The goal for artificial wombs is not to marginalize women nor replace their womb, but to create a society where women can experience every option of motherhood.…
Syphillis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact that starts as a painful sore. It can have a serious outcome when left untreated, but is also simple to cure with the right treatment given by your primary doctor. Syphillis is contracted by direct contact with a syphillis sore during either vaginal, anal or oral sex. Sores can be found on or around the penis, rectum, vagina, on the lips or in the mouth. This form of STD can also be spread from an infected mother to her baby.…
I chose the book The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley because I have always been fascinated by how our culture views sex and how it has had an effect on our evolution. The author discusses how the biological factors of sexual selection has affected human psychology. You probably remember the Red Queen hypothesis from recently. From Through the Looking Glass, Alice meets the Red Queen who is constantly running just to stay in one place and not fall behind.…
One process of birth control that was used in 1832- the early 1900s, was spermicides douches, which is to put a sponge soaked in Clorox into a woman's cervix and the process was favored by many since it kept sexual disease from being transmitted. Next, the other fact I found interesting was the Comstock act that was established in 1873 , and the law was meant to arrest anyone who gave information on birth control to women. The Comstock act is interesting because the only reason the law was improved was that the amount of white babies being born was decreased and the act is to ensure the amount of white babies will increase the population. In conclusion, these are my two favorite facts because they both prove to have a weird way of being presented to the…
Fecundity is biological ability to reproduce while fertility is actual birth performance and is calculated from number of births observed. In 1920s Corrado Gini gave the concept of fecundability, which is defined as the likelihood of conceiving during a normal menstrual cycle with sexual relations and no contraception (Leridon, 2007). Fertility is a complex phenomenon and is governed by biological as well as socio-demographic factors. Fertility of a woman (or couple) is a function of parental (maternal or paternal) age, marital status, number of children already born and the time elapsed since last birth, contraceptive use, desired family size, ideal sex composition of children.…
Many people question the thought of allowing adolescents to make autonomous decisions, which means allowing kids the age of 12 and 18 to make medical chocies on their own. There are many positive and negative sides to the answer as to whether or not adolescents should have that right. Personally I agree to the thought of allowing them to make these decisions because some adolescents have the judgement skills needed to make health related chocies. During this age most are transitioning from a child to an adult, and their thinking skills become more mature. Most are able to make the right decisions regarding their health.…
Martin reveals the raw feelings of the science textbook authors behind the completely natural process of menstruation. Martin goes into detail about how women are viewed as baby producers and if they fail to accomplish that task, according to the textbooks, they have failed to fulfill their womanly duty (486). Martin provides a clear example of a women feeling inferior, when she says “In the case of women, the monthly cycle is described as being designed to produce eggs and prepare a suitable place for them to be. Fertilized and grown-all to the end of making babies. But the enthusiasm ends there” (486).…
Boys and girls are equal Since human recognizes the differences between male and female, gender stereotypes are formed and reinforced. Beside human development, this stereotype becomes a tradition, a culture and the norm of society spread out the world. Gender stereotyping starts at a young age. Toys play a role as a symbol to distinguish boys and girls; parents use toys to impose different gender values on their children. Emily Martin 's article "The Egg and The Sperm" analyzes the difference in biological processes between male and female.…
Another interesting fact that I read was that the female reproductive system is capable of giving birth to 35 infants in a lifetime. It is so interesting to me. Its also unigue thay a bladder can hold so much urine. I find this topic very interesting to…
The main function and purpose of the female reproductive system is to create new life. It is responsible for producing female egg cells, called ova or oocytes, which are necessary for reproduction. The female reproductive system produces female sex hormones that maintain the reproductive cycle. Once new life has been conceived this system has the crucial task of supporting and delivering it. One of the main organs in the female reproductive system are the mammary glands, which are located inside the breast, and they secrete milk.…