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Question 1

unused embryos are a

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major ethical issue

Question 2

some people think that destroying these embryos is killing a

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potential human being

Question 3

some people do not see it like this - when babies are conceived naturally, many early embryos fail to develop and are lost naturally from the mother’s body. They believe that discarding embryos after IVF is not very different from this

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natural process

Question 4

One possible use of these surplus embryos is

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medical research

Question 5

Early embryos at the 8-16 cell stage can be used as a source of

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stem cells to develop cures for some serious diseases

Question 6

The number of people requesting IVF is increasing every year, one reason is

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many professional women are leaving it until they are older to try for a baby, and sometimes they find that they cannot conceive a baby naturally

Question 7

IVF is expensive and there is

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not enough money for everybody who would like IVF to be given unlimited treatment on the NHS

Question 8

Some people think that IVF should be

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freely available

Question 9

Other people thing that having a baby is a right and

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only people with a good chance of conceiving and who are likely to make good parents should be allowed IVF