Flashcards on Ethical Arguments Against In Vitro Fertilization
Ethical Arguments Against In Vitro Fertilization Explained
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In vitro fertilization
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Card 1
Question: What ethical concern is raised about leftover embryos from IVF in the provided text?
Answer: Leftover embryos from IVF raise concerns about their treatment—whether they are treated as things or persons—and whether practices like selection and
Card 2
Question: According to the text, what objection counters claims that parents of IVF children are less loving?
Answer: The objection is that parents of IVF children clearly love their infants as much as other parents, so claims of lesser love should be challenged.
Card 3
Question: How does the author propose to respond to worries that IVF is similar to producing something?
Answer: The author examines other contexts of production (like inventing devices) to see how production can be permissible, and then analyzes whether IVF rese
Card 4
Question: In the comparison made in the text, what three points are noted about Smith inventing a timekeeping device?
Answer: First, success is judged by the activity's goal (accurate timekeeping); second, the activity is directed toward that goal using available materials; t
Card 5
Question: What moral worry does the text associate with grading and selecting embryos in IVF?
Answer: Grading and selecting embryos—including those that might be discarded—can seem like a demeaning or treat[ment] of potential persons, possibly treating
Card 6
Question: What question does the author raise about whether IVF inclines agents toward problematic attitudes?
Answer: The author wonders whether there is something intrinsic to IVF that inclines agents toward, or necessarily involves, treating embryos or potential chi
Card 7
Question: What analogy from literature is used to discuss changing attitudes toward persons previously treated as nonpersons?
Answer: Huck Finn's changing attitude toward Jim is used: initially treating Jim as a 'nonperson' but later reforming and recognizing the need to humble himse
Card 8
Question: What process transforms a fertilized egg into a multicellular human being according to the text?
Answer: Cell division, migration, growth, and differentiation.
Card 9
Question: What claim leads some to argue that destroying surplus or deficient IVF embryos is the destruction of a human being?
Answer: The claim that an embryo is progressively transformed into a multicellular human being and therefore is a human being from early development.
Card 10
Question: What is one moral concern raised about IVF industry practices in the United States?
Answer: The industry is highly unregulated and encourages creation of surplus embryos, which raises moral concerns about destruction or mistreatment of those