Fertility-development controversy

Abortion: Consequentialist and Deontological Perspectives Abortion can be termed as the dissolution of pregnancy by therapeutic or non-therapeutic measures before the foetus is necessarily developed to subsist. While discussing about abortion, the term is essentially taken synonymous with 'induced abortion', that is, for whatever the reason, the pregnancy is made to end purposefully in par with the decision taken by the woman. The occurrence of spontaneous abortion also termed as miscarriage,…

Abortion: the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often preformed during the first twenty-eight weeks of the pregnancy. Approximately there are 115,000 abortions per day and 42 million a year worldwide. In 2005 in the United States, there were about 1.21 million all together and about 3,315 a day. Mankind is killing babies at an alarming rate. This is murder of innocent people who never stood a chance and that is wrong. Abortion should be illegal worldwide. During the abortion…

6.7 million women ages 15-44 in the U.S. are unable to get pregnant or carry a baby to term, 1.5 million are infertile (CDC.gov). Birth defects occur in about 3% of live births and are the leading cause of infant mortality, approximately 33,084 babies are born diagnosed with birth defects each year. (CDC.gov) However, there are ways to fix and prevent these problems. In Vitro Fertilization, germline gene therapy, and somatic gene therapy can be used to solve problems such as infertility, cure…

Medical advances in sperm preservation has advanced over the years with sperm still being viable after several years. It is not just the anonymous donor making a deposit at a sperm bank for money, but males preserving their sperm before serving in the military or before getting cancer treatments. They want to preserve their sperm in the event they become infertile or in some cases die. Often if they are in a serious relationship they leave specific instructions on who takes ownership of the…

Fetal Development Introduction Fetal development is the growth and maturation of the fetus in utero (Fetal Developmet, 2009). It is divided into three periods: the zygote period, the embryonic period, and the fetal period. In the short span of two-hundred and sixty-six days a single fertilized cell develops into a human newborn infant (Figure 1). Interest has increased in the prenatal period as a staging period for well-being and disease in later life. It has enormous attention devoted to the…

All women deserve the right to be treated by doctors safely and with caution, especially when a woman is pregnant. There are multitudinous ethical reasons for pregnant women not participating in scientific research dealing with medications and treatments; however, the benefits outweigh the costs. Pregnant women should not be excluded from research because lacking the knowledge of how to treat illness during pregnancy and the eventual effect it could have on a woman and her child is not…

approximately 6.7 million women are unable to get pregnant or carry a baby to term and about 1.5 million have been unable to conceive after a 12 month consecutive period of having unprotected intercourse. Also there are many scientifically advances in fertility, not everyone is able to afford them or undergo the stress that can come with it. Complications in the ovaries, oviducts and endometrium can cause infertility in women. About 30 percent of women are unable to conceive…

Hartmann, 1987) As reported by Pearce (2001), the international population establishment became more interested in Africa’s population growth rates after the 1960s, and significantly increased pressure for fertility control in the 1970s, Nigeria and other countries resisted advice on policy development until the mid-1980s. As further pointed out by Pearce, changes in population policies came after the economic recession, which began in the…

For decades doctors have been conducting prenatal genetics tests that show if the unborn child has any abnormalities. The results of these tests could cause parents to make hard decisions concerning their unborn child, such as abortion. New technology has provided an alternative for parents who are faced with unforeseen circumstances concerning their child. This technology allows them to change the coding of their child’s DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic makeup of all living organisms) to…

Pregnancy and prenatal harm to offspring arise many issues. What is the right balance of the fetuses "rights" and the mother 's rights of bodily integrity? Finding the accommodating balance is both difficult and challenging. Both the fetus and mother must be analyzed and evaluated to come to an ultimatum deciding what is best for the unborn child, while also considering the mother 's rights to autonomy and bodily integrity. Robertson and Schulman say, "Ethical analysis must balance the mother…