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24 Impact Values - Whose Child?
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| surrogate donor bear a child / have a baby birth defects test-tube baby sperm egg fertilize / fertilization artificial insemination cloning zygote embryo adoption / adoptive C-section (Caesarian birth) scientology natural selection
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| Lisa, Ann, and Maria have and three very different experiences related to surrogate motherhood. Summarize each’s experiences and current situation.
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| Discuss each of these situations, first from these women’s point of view. Them consider those of the men and children involved.
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| Overall, do you think the ability to choose surrogate parenthood is a good or bad thing? Discuss.
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| How important is it for you to have children and raise a family? How much technological help are you willing to seek in creating that family?
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| How important is it for your children to have your DNA?
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| If you had to choose, would you a) raise a child with another man’s/woman’s DNA (surrogacy and/or adoption) b) create a clone of yourself or your spouse c) not have children
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| How would you react if your parents told you that you were a) adopted b) a surrogate baby c) a clone
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| Monica says that surrogate motherhood is “no natural.” What do you think? Consider other now commonplace medical procedures that were once considered “unnatural.” (Example: organ transplants, blood transfusions, respirators, pacemakers, artificial hearts, even basic surgery.
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| How much technological help would you seek or accept for your unborn child. Would you allow doctors to alter his biology to determine whether it was a boy or girl? To make him or her healthier? Stronger? Smarter? Taller?
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| Imagine the changes future technology will mean for childbirth procedures and options. How will this change marriage and family?
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