Reproductive Uses of Embryos

Question 1

What is the moral issue concerning a leftover embryo?

Answer 1

An embryo that is not used during reproductive procedures such as IVF.

Leftover embryos may be frozen or discarded, raising moral issues about their fate.

Question 2

What moral issue is associated with the phrase ‘Playing God’?

Answer 2

The ethical concern of interfering with natural processes and potentially overriding God’s plan.

This phrase reflects fears about the consequences of human intervention in creation.

Question 3

What is the MI concerning eugenics?

Answer 3

The practice of improving the genetic quality of a human population.

Eugenics raises concerns about the potential creation of an unrealistically perfect human species and the ethical implications of such modifications.

Question 4

What moral issue is raised regarding reproductive technologies?

Answer 4

The question of whether there are better uses for the money spent on reproductive technologies.

This raises ethical discussions about resource allocation in healthcare.