The Beginning of Life Flashcards
What are the techniques of assisted reproduction?
Artificial insemination, IVF, Gamete donation, embryo donation, artificial gametes, reproductive cloning
What are the ethical arguements behind who should become parents?
If we cannot dictate who becomes parents naturally then why should be restrict those who want to adopt and vice versa
Should we have the right to interfere on those who want to reproduce if we deem them unfit?
What is the basis behind the welfare of the potential child?
Perceived predicted wellbeing
Spontaneous vs assisted conception
Criteria for fostering and adoption
Ideal vs Real Families
What is the basis behind unlawful life?
Suing parents for birthing them as they did not consent to life
What are the arguments against sex selection?
Undermining the status of women, gender ration imbalance, against nature, parental love and virtue of acceptance
What are the ethics behind social egg freezing?
Impact of age of fertility in women Technology available More reproductive control Financial Implications Pregnancies beyond menopausal age
What are the ethics behind abortion?
Unwanted pregnancy can harm physical and mental health Safe abortion saves lives globally A potential human is not a child Wanted children thrive Contraception as an alternative
What are the ethics behind pre-natal screening?
Justification
Who makes the decision and what are the conditions?
Is it linked to the decision to terminate pregnancy?
Define infertility in a heterosexual couple?
When a heterosexual couple cannot conceive after a year of trying
What is the affect of a distorted male to female ratio in countries such as india or china?
More males to females creates aggression towards females
When does life begin?
perhaps 14 days as a primitive streak becomes visible
before said point, it is undetermined whether primitive streak will split to form multiple lives i.e twins or triplets
What is NIPT?
Non Invasive Prenatal Testing
- maternal blood test and isolate foetal cells yet it is not quite accurate
When is the loss of a pregnancy deemed a miscarriage?
<24 weeks
When is the loss of a pregnancy deemed a pre-term birth?
> 24 Weeks (viable for life and resuscitation)
What occurs if a baby is born at 23 weeks?
if baby shows signs of life, resuscitation is permitted if parents allow
