intervention in assisted reproduction involves no more than the manipulation, transformation and reconstruction of bioethical entities. At the heart of the biomedical phenomenon of assisted reproduction lies the recognised capability to circumvent the infertility of intending parents by medical intervention in the process of conception, procreation and pregnancy. Classified under the umbrella category of ‘new reproductive technology’ (NRT), the techniques and procedures for assisted reproduction hold profound…
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involving surrogacy: The New South Wales Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007 permits all women, regardless of marital status, to access assisted conception procedures. In South Australia, the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988 s 9(1)(c) only permits women to access assisted conception procedures if they “appear to be infertile". Consequently, single women and lesbian couples who are not medically infertile are excluded. In Victoria,the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 allows single…
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The demand for assisted reproductive technologies has grown with medical technology. Infertility rates have increased dramatically, with estimates of one in six American couples affected by infertility issues. For women, the most common reason for infertility is a blockage or abnormality of the fallopian tubes; for men, a low sperm count or low sperm motility is most common (affecting as many as 10 million men). Today, fertility treatments are widely used to help a woman achieve pregnancy. Discuss…
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The program offers a new take on traditional egg donation. Pull quote “Ovation Fertility is known for revolutionizing the field of reproductive medicine, and our team is proud to introduce another innovation that is sure to change third party reproduction and the lives of hopeful parents for the better,” Snyder said. Art/Images Video Attachment Innovative Ovation Fertility™ Program, Donor Egg + Plus, Guarantees Euploid Embryos Ovation Fertility™ announces its groundbreaking new egg donation…
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2. Surrogacy: Legal Approach Surrogacy was legalized in the year 2002 in India. As the Assisted Reproductive Technologies [ART] is emerging as a flourishing industry in India and has become a preferred destination for ‘persons’, foreign as well as domestic, opting for ART treatment as well as “the destination”1 on the lookout for surrogates. Some of the factors contributing to this have been identified as low costs for high end medical facilities. It is a sensitive issue to deal with due to the…
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parents. For a long time couples, who could not bear a child, had a choice of adopting a baby or just doing without any baby. Nevertheless, with improvements and advances in science, medicine, and technology, today dreams of couples who are seeking to have a baby can come true via third party assisted reproduction such as surrogacy. Nowadays surrogacy becomes a controversial issue and leads to many disagreements among people. Some people think surrogacy undermines human dignity and is morally wrong. However…
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Reproductive cloning is the process of genetically duplicating an existing living organism, however all experiments were done on animals. More than 18 mammals have been cloned, however there has been no experimentation with human cloning. The first animal that was cloned was Dolly the Sheep in 1996. More recent experiments followed for example, Dewey the Deer. In 2003, the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine cloned the first white-tailed deer known as Dewey. He was cloned from…
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child, the birth mother should be considered for parental custody equally. In the Baby M case, it is a complex problem to determine the validity or invalidity of the surrogacy contract because it set a first example for how to handle third party reproduction cases that would arise in the future. Buying and selling of children at that time, can be seen as a modern form of human trafficking. After eighteen years from the case, Melissa Stern who was the Baby M made the decision to legally cut off her…
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serodiscordant couples represent at least half of all HIV- affected couples worldwide. The definition of serodiscordant is a relationship with one HIV positive partner and one HIV negative partner. Many of these couples have the desire to have children. Technology and research has enabled conception relating to a HIV positive partner to be much safer for the mother and baby. The methods have allowed for pregnancy while minimizing the risk of sexual transmission of HIV. In the United States, it is estimated…
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