Material Value-Ethics

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-293
Author(s):  
Vlastimil Vohánka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Stem Cell Research ◽  
Genetic Enhancement ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Value Ethics

Josef Seifert and John F. Crosby are the two main proponents of applied material value-ethics. Both reject all forms of suicide and abortion. Seifert also explicitly rejects euthanasia, torture, destructive stem-cell research, genetic enhancement, in vitro fertilization, and contraception. Crosby explicitly rejects spousal in vitro fertilization and spousal contraception. In this essay I examine whether their case should be regarded as convincing. Against Seifert, and possibly also against Crosby, I show why it definitely should not.

Creating Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-77
Author(s):  
Courtney S. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Research ◽  
Moral Agency ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Genetic Diagnosis ◽  
Sex Selection ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Genetic Technologies ◽  
And Gender

This chapter considers ecclesiastical teaching and personal experience regarding new reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization, repro-genetic options, such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and stem cell research ethics. The principal argument is that the ethics of medical technologies used to treat and provide remedies for infertility turns primarily on questions of moral agency, familial integrity, and medical professionalism, including safety and efficacy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) procreative imperative can make the experience of infertility a wrenching personal ordeal that necessitates re-storying personal and gender identities relative to spiritual entrustment. Repro-genetic technologies find a moral point through disease prevention but are ethically controversial when their intent is for nonmedical purposes, such as sex selection or enhanced capacities. Despite firm convictions about the sanctity of human life, LDS teaching shows surprising acceptance regarding use of embryos for stem cell research.

scholarly journals Stem Cells as a Resource for Treatment of Infertility-related Diseases

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 539-546
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Chi Liu ◽  
Masayuki Fujino ◽  
Guoqing Tong ◽  
Qinxiu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Cell Therapy ◽  
Reproductive Medicine ◽  
Intrauterine Insemination ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Undifferentiated Cells

Worldwide, infertility affects 8-12% of couples of reproductive age and has become a common problem. There are many ways to treat infertility, including medication, intrauterine insemination, and in vitro fertilization. In recent years, stem-cell therapy has raised new hope in the field of reproductive disability management. Stem cells are self-renewing, self-replicating undifferentiated cells that are capable of producing specialized cells under appropriate conditions. They exist throughout a human’s embryo, fetal, and adult stages and can proliferate into different cells. While many issues remain to be addressed concerning stem cells, stem cells have undeniably opened up new ways to treat infertility. In this review, we describe past, present, and future strategies for the use of stem cells in reproductive medicine.

Why Scientific Details are Important When Novel Technologies Encounter Law, Politics, and Ethics

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Human Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Human Embryos ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Novel Technologies

Lost at times in the heat of debate about stem cell research, or any controversial advanced technology, is the need for precision in debate and discussion. The details matter a great deal, ranging from the need to use words that have precise definitions, to accurately quote colleagues and adversaries, and to cite scientific and medical results in a way that reflects the quality, rigor, and reliability of the work at issue. Regrettably, considerable inaccuracy has found its way into the debates about stem cells, on all sides, with consequent fogging of the issues.A key detail that is often overlooked in the debates about the uses of human embryonic stem cells in research comes from the nature of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment for infertility. Specifically, there are many frozen human embryos (more precisely called blastocysts) that are in excess of reproductive needs of the couple who generated them, and that must be either frozen indefinitely, donated to another couple, or destroyed.

scholarly journals Stem Cells and Society: An Undergraduate Course Exploring the Intersections among Science, Religion, and Law

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Pierret ◽  
Patricia Friedrichsen
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Research ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Difficult Dialogues ◽  
Personal Philosophy

The intersection of science and our society has led to legal and ethical issues in which we all play a part. To support development of scientific literacy, college science courses need to engage students in difficult dialogues around ethical issues. We describe a new course, Stem Cells and Society, in which students explore the basic biology of stem cell research and the controversy surrounding it. As part of the course, we highlight the nature of science, looking at the methods and norms within the scientific community. To gain a perspective on the current stem cell controversy, we examine the public debates in the 1970s surrounding in vitro fertilization, the stem cell initiative in Missouri, and the personal and religious viewpoints that have emerged relative to the stem cell debate. In the Stem Cells and Society course, students are challenged to develop and clarify their own personal positions concerning embryonic stem cell research. These positions are grounded in science, religion or personal philosophy, and law.

Female Age Affects the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Characteristics of Aspirated Follicular Cells in the In Vitro Fertilization Programme

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Virant-Klun ◽  
S. Omejec ◽  
M. Stimpfel ◽  
P. Skerl ◽  
S. Novakovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Mesenchymal Stem Cell ◽  
Follicular Cells ◽  
Female Age ◽  
Vitro Fertilization
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