CARE AT THE BEGINNING OF LIFE

• A number of eggs are fertilized in a petri dish,

In vitro fertilization some zygotes are implanted to the mother, and
unwanted embryos may be removed
Latin: “within the glass” ➛Fertilization within the
glass PRINCIPLES IT VIOLATES
• Conception outside the womb by artificial means
• “procreation without sex” Inviolability of Unwanted zygotes are
• “baby making without love making” life allowed to die
• Essentially involves fertilizing an ovum in a
laboratory dish then transferring the embryo to a Stewardship IVF is artificial and
woman’s uterus. substitutes the conjugal
• It is an Assisted reproductive technology (ART) act
method suitable for couples with any one of the
various causes of infertility: Nonmaleficence • Genealogical
• tubal factor infertility bewilderment syndrome
• endometriosis • Unknown donor lineage
• male factor infertility may lead to incest or
inherited diseases
• Psychological harm to
The process involves hormonally controlling
the ovulatory process. the mother by repeated
unsuccessful attempts

Removing the ova from the woman’s ovaries Justice • Private funds – limits
and letting the sperm fertilize them in a fluid
availability to the rich
medium
• Public funds – more
essential needs
abandoned
Fertilized egg (zygote) is then transferred to
the patient’s uterus with the intent to establish Respect for Human body, sperm,
a successful pregnancy person eggs, uterus becomes
commodities trafficeked,
• The right to procreate is limited by man’s nature. transferred, or sold.
• Artificial methods that help the conjugal act and
ultimately reproduction are praiseworthy Personalized Separation of unitive
• Folic acid Sexuality and procreative aspect of
• Sex education the conjugal act
• Fertility drugs or hormone
• Viagra Artificial insemination
• Drugs to facilitate and maintain • Depositing a man’s semen in the vagina, cervical
implantation canal or uterus, through the use of instruments to
• Microsurgery to correct reproductive bring about conception.
organ defects • how is it done:
• Forceps delivery, C.S. • intravaginal, intracervical , intrauterine
• Those that substitute or replace it are not • Method of extraction:
acceptable • masturbation
• In vitro fertilization • condomistic intercourse
• Zygote implantation into the fallopian • coitus interruptus
tube • anal massage of the prostate gland
• Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection • direct puncture of the epididymis
 AIH AID TYPES OF SURROGACY
(artificial (artificial
Traditional surrogacy Gestational surrogacy
insemination by insemination by
husband) donor) Partial/genetic Complete/ gestational
contracted contracted
aka homologous aka heterologous
motherhood motherhood
insemination. insemination.
Using ARTIFICIAL Using IN VITRO
procedures in which a fine catheter is inserted
INSEMINATION: FERTILIZATION,
through the cervix into the uterus
gestational mother is eggs and sperm are
to deposit a sperm to deposit a sperm impregnated with the extracted from the
sample from the sample from a donor sperm of the intended donors and in vitro
woman's mate directly other than the father or sperm from a fertilized and
into the uterus. woman's mate directly donor. implanted into uterus
into the uterus. of the surrogate
mother
• Ethical concerns Pregnant woman is . Pregnant woman
• Woman may have multiple births as both the genetic and makes no genetic
several fertilized ova are returned to gestational mother of contribution to the
uterus to ensure that at least one will
the child child
survive.
• At times this lead to abortion leading to she relinquishes her she is the child’s birth
financial and emotional costs. role of social mother mother.
• What to be done with fertilized ova that to the commissioning -In cases of
are not returned to the uterus? mother. infertility: donor
• Donate, freeze (how long) or thrown
sperm or donor eggs
away (abortion)?
are transplanted
• Involves in manipulative, artificial techniques
which threaten to convert procreation (a human Stages of gestational surrogacy
act) into a mere technique devoid of -Egg donation: extraction of egg (intended mother
interpersonal relations. or donor)
-Fertilization: the egg is fertilized by the sperm
• Let us recall that the offspring is the fruit of an (intended father/donor) in the laboratory
act of love of the parents, the conjugal act. -Transfer: the fertilized egg is transferred into the
• This act is the only dignified way of womb of surrogate mother
engendering. The child is the fruit of the
conjugal union. In this act, the organic ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
function concurs with sensible emotions
and is nurtured by spiritual, -allows couples who -very expensive
disinterested love. want a family but who -create a separation of
were prevented from genetic, gestational, and
Surrogate Motherhood having one by infertility social parenthood.
to have a child surrogacy arrangement
are in reality contracts
Latin word, surrogatus (substituted)
med. conditions: for the purchase of a
• Surrogacy - arrangement whereby a woman
damaged ovaries. child.
agrees to become pregnant for the purpose of
gestating and giving birth to a child for others to
raise.