WHY?

JOURNAL QUESTION: What do you know about the “OCTOMOM,” Nadya Suleman? What do you know about the show “JON & KATE PLUS 8?” Or about Kate Gosselin and Jon Gosselin? If you know NOTHING about these people, discuss anything you’ve heard in the news about famous cases involving Reproductive Technology….

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOK: AI Does the “introduction of a third party” into the procreative act violate your marriage covenant? Is it unfair to bring a child into the world who doesn’t know the identity of his/her father? Is it unfair that children will be denied information of their medical history? Is it ethical to donate or sell your sperm that will bring a new life into the world that you will never know? Is it dangerous to have ONE sperm donor fertilize MULTIPLE EGGS that can lead to genetic “half-brothers and half-sisters?”

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOK: IVF Could IVF increase your chances of ovarian cancer? What about a success rate of only 20-30%? Is this worth the thousands of dollars per treatment that is NOT covered by insurance? What should be done with the “extra” embryos? What about the fact that 30-40% of frozen embryos are destroyed in the thawing process?

QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOK: SM What do you think about involving potentially 5 people in the procreative act? Does Surrogate Motherhood exploit poorer women? [think of Baby Momma] What about the emotional bond created between a mother and the baby in her womb? Do surrogacy contracts really have legal power?

LINKS: NADYA SULEMAN: Health Risks The Birth KATE GOSSELIN