Procreation of Sex at Will, Etc

Stem cells, sex, and procreation.

Sex is not the answer to everything, though young men think it is,1 but it may be the answer to the intractable debate over the ethics of human embryonic stem cell research. In this paper, I advance one ethical principle that, as yet, has not received the attention its platitudinous character would seem to merit.2 If found acceptable, this principle would permit the beneficial use of any embryo...

Assisted Procreation

Reprinted with permission from International Federation of Fertility Societies IFFS (International Federation of Fertility Societies) has among its objectives to contribute to the standardisation of terminology and evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the field of reproduction. Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) have raised new questions which have been addressed with wide...

Public goods and procreation.

Procreation is the ultimate public goods problem. Each new child affects the welfare of many other people, and some (but not all) children produce uncompensated value that future people will enjoy. This essay addresses challenges that arise if we think of procreation and parenting as public goods. These include whether individual choices are likely to lead to a socially desirable outcome, and w...

Medically Assisted Procreation

This article is trying to focus on some important issues of Christian bioethics as assisted procreation and different problems raised around this matter like: „in vitro‟ fertilization, post-mortem fertilization, sperm donors, procreation by surrogate mother, embryos selection, cryo-preservation of the embryos, embryos trade-mark, etc. After clarifying the status of Christian family concept and ...

Marriage as a Message: Same-Sex Couples and the Rhetoric of Accidental Procreation