What words come to mind when you look at this picture of a new born baby?

Why do people want to have children? On the post it note write down one reason why people want to have children and place on the board

Fertility Treatment To understand the sanctity of life To consider the difference between sanctity and quality of life To reflect on the need for fertility treatment and surrogacy

Lesson Outcomes ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Understand the key terms and consider the difference between sanctity and quality of life Reflect on the need for fertility treatment and surrogacy with reference to some arguments MOST STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Understand the key terms and explain the difference between sanctity and quality of life Explain the need for fertility treatment and surrogacy using supporting arguments and some reference to religious views SOME STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain the key terms and evaluate the difference between sanctity and quality of life using examples Evaluate the need for fertility treatment and surrogacy using supporting arguments and more than one religious view

Does everyone have the right to be a parent? Sanctity of Life: life is sacred because it is God given Using thumbs up/side/down – indicate whether you agree (thumb up), not sure (to the side) or don’t agree (thumb down) with the following situations for having the right to be a parent... If one or both people in the couple are infertile IVF goes against God giving life Can’t have children naturally due to medical reasons Loneliness Criminal record for violence Homosexual (same sex couple)

What is IVF? 1.Egg cells are taken from the mother. IVF: a scientific method of making a woman pregnant which does NOT involve sex. Conception occurs via sperm and egg being placed into a test tube 1.Egg cells are taken from the mother. 4. The embryo is implanted back into the mother. Hormone treatment will make her womb ready to be pregnant. Talk through...field any questions. 3.The fertilised eggs are incubated (= kept warm) to let them grow for a few days. 2.The egg is mixed with a sperm sample to allow fertilisation.

Types of IVF Artificial Insemination by Donor (AID) This involves a mother having her eggs fertilised by a donor, either because her husband is infertile or it’s a same sex couple. DO NOT confuse this with AIDS. Artificial Insemination by Husband (AIH) The mother’s eggs are fertilised using her husband’s sperm. This is necessary if e.g. the woman has blocked fallopian tubes or the husband has a low sperm count making natural conception very difficult. Read through quickly

Debate on IVF YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES Draw a table with two columns in your books – headings FOR IVF/AGAINST IVF The class will be split in half – one half will write down arguments FOR IVF, the other half will write down arguments AGAINST IVF YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES Feedback your arguments – write down the opposing arguments from the other team on your sheet

FOR IVF AGAINST IVF

Everyone should be entitled to fertility treatments IVF Treatments Sanctity of Life: life is sacred because it is God given Using thumbs up/side/down – indicate whether you agree (thumb up), not sure (to the side) or don’t agree (thumb down) with the following situations for having the right to be a parent... Everyone should be entitled to fertility treatments

Fertility To reflect on the need for fertility treatment and surrogacy Using pg 12-13 Answer activity 2 – Do you agree with surrogacy? Give reasons for your opinion Read pg 14-15 Create two spider diagrams to show the arguments for and against artificial insemination Surrogacy: a woman’s egg is fertilised artificially by another woman’s partner Extension – Reflect on how you think someone would feel if they found out their genetic father was a sperm donor. Do you think they would mind? Would they want to find out who the donor was? Would they want to meet him?

Prep due Next Week ‘Fertility treatment is an expensive waste of money.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing you have thought about more than one point of view. Refer to religious arguments in your answer [6] I agree/disagree with the statement because... (give 2 different reasons for your opinion) Some people would agree/disagree with the statement because...(give 2 different reasons for the opposite side of the argument) Some Christians/Muslims believe that...because...(say what a religious person believes and WHY they believe it) Therefore, I agree/disagree with the statement