Topic: Posthumous Conception Case)
Description:
View the video related to this topic (a description of each is provided along with a link to access the electronic media): A Summary of the Impact on Social Values, Morals, Norms and Nursing Practice
Dilemma 1: Embryo Harvesting and Freezing/Genetic Manipulation (Posthumous Conception Case)
Ethical issues related to case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIenB7qgIVk
Washington Post article of Karen Capato Case: https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-03-19/politics/35450022_1_karen-capato-robert-capato-survivor-benefitsUS
Supreme Court (2011) Ruling on Capato Case: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-159.pdf
Description: Eighteen months after her husband, Robert Capato, died of cancer, respondent Karen Capato gave birth to twins conceived through in-vitro fertilization using her husband’s frozen sperm. Should technology be used to create live posthumously?