Is IVF morally justified? 15 June 2018 Is IVF morally justified?

Fertilising the egg outside the womb IVF Fertilising the egg outside the womb Surrogacy Implanting of couple’s fertilised egg, or insemination of donor egg in a volunteer woman Cloning Copying an embryo and all its characteristics to produce an identical birth Genetic Engineering Making change to an embryo’s structure to prevent disability or disease

Fertilising the egg outside the womb Genetic Engineering Surrogacy IVF Cloning Fertilising the egg outside the womb Implanting of couple’s fertilised egg, or insemination of donor egg in a volunteer woman Copying an embryo and all its characteristics to produce an identical birth Making change to an embryo’s structure to prevent disability or disease

List any reasons you can God decides if the process is successful Reasons Against IVF Reasons For IVF List any reasons you can Roman Catholic Some Other Christians Procreation part of sex Happiness & Love Process Disrespectful Technology a gift from God Adultery God decides if the process is successful God’s decision

How the pregnancy started is not important Everyone has the right for two biological parents Is wrong if you pay for it (surrogacy and IVF) If couple are married it ……… Spare embryos – should they be destroyed? A third person being involved

Acceptable JUDAISM Egg donated by Jewish woman Children are considered a blessing Mitzvot to procreate: ‘be fruitful & multiply’ Adultery if sperm from a donor

TASK FINISH FOR HOMEWORK Write a short-essay to consider whether IVF is morally acceptable. Refer to Judaism in your answer. FINISH FOR HOMEWORK