Ivf And Surrogacy Flashcards
What is IVF stand for
In vitro fertilisation
What is surrogacy
When a host womb carries a child until birth for a commissioning couple.
Has to be impregnated through ivf
Give three arguments for ivf
Completed a family
Gives a genetic link to the parents
Adoption is a long process taking years for it to be done
Give three arguments against ivf
Use of spare or doomed embryos can be seen as abortion or murder
Some people believe ivf should be reserved for heterosexual couples
It has a high cost but a low success rate
Who are the HFEA
The human fertilisation and embryology association are the independent group that license and and inspect 107 clinics and labs across the UK
What is the argument for embryo research
People argue that if they are able to discover something through embryo research then the cost of testing on that potential life is outweighed by the countless that can be saved by the discovery
Who was the first ivf baby and when were they born
Louis brown was in 1978
When was the hfea founded
1990
What is the difference between gestational and traditional surrogacy
Gestational doesn’t involve the surrogates egg while traditional needs the surrogates egg
Name religious arguments against surrogacy and ivf
Doomed embryos go against the sanctity of life
Use of a sperm donor or an egg donor is seen as bringing a third person into the marriage and goes against the primary precept of reproduction
The Catholic Church view it as immoral in every circumstance with countries like Italy making it illegal
