Catholic Health East: Ethics Topics

Topics:

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

	+ Also see Artificial Insemination
	+ Also see Artificial Reproduction
	+ Also see Assisted Reproduction
	+ Also see Infertility
	+ Also see Surrogate Mothers
Church Teaching
	Module 19 Ethical and Religious Directives (26K) ERDs 38-43
	Module 19 New Assault (32K) New Assault on the Smallest Humans USCCB
Article/Commentary
	08/12/05 Fertility Watchdog Considers Cancer Gene Screening England: persons with histories of cancer and other genetic disease can now opt for IVF (which is avaliable through the NHS)
	08/17/05 Public asked to help rewrite IVF law [UK] NHS treatment should be the preserve of two-parent, heterosexual families, says minister at launch of consultation paper
	10/10/05 Embryos created from single parent
	Artificial Sperm and the Race to Build a Baby
	How Many Is Too Many? Assisted reproduction carries ethical questions about more than the process itself. This article addresses the problems of multiple births. The Washington Post Keywords: Multiple, Births
	Infertile couples to get just 'one shot' at IVF treatment
	Module 19 Gender Shopping
	Questioning Healing Prayer An apparently fraudulent study on the effect of intercessory prayer on IVF threatens to tarnish the reputations of both Columbia University and the Journal of Reproductive Medicine. Time .com Keywords: Prayer
	Where Do the Extra Embryos Go? What happens to the embryos not implanted in their mothers during IVF treatments? Wired.com
Case
	66-year-old woman gives birth IVF using niece's eggs
	Module 19 Molly and Adam Nash (21K) Keywords: Case
	Module 19 Three Cases (23K) Keywords: Cases

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