Problem
Topic: Should assisted reproductive technologies be regulated?
1) Here are a few questions to get you thinking about your second Bioethics entry:
a) What are the steps of an IVF procedure? How do GIFT and ICSI differ from this procedure?
b) Which of the following can undergo cryopreservation-sperm, oocytes or embryos? Does this ability raise any ethical questions?
c) What are possible complications associated with ART procedures?
d) Should the US create policy regulating IVF clinic procedures including but not limited to the number of embryos that can be transplanted?
e) Should insurance companies cover the drugs or procedures required for ART?
f) What should be the legal status of an IVF embryo? Why?
2) Each Bioethics entry should include:
a) Title and Date
b) Biological background
c) Public/News presentation
d) Ethical Principles
e) Resolution.