Reproductive Medicine

Reproductive Medicine on the Ethical Frontier “ I love kids and I always wanted to have them. They said they’d tried it in sheep and it worked.” Stacie McBain was recently diagnosed with cancer at the age of 20. Doctors told her that the treatment she would undergo will ultimately leave her infertile. In light of this devastating news was an experimental procedure that had given Stacie the chance to become a mother. Her wish was …

…reproductive medicine will continue to grow. As research and science increase, so too will the arguments. The matter of life is a delicate issue. The end result could be pure jubilation or total devastation. Does the gift of birth excuse doctors from “playing God.” Who has the power to determine the answer? Is it the infertile couple who desires to be parents, or those who believe that life and death is in God’s hands?