Exam 8: Reproductive Issues

In an essay explain and provide justifications for the position of the pro-life movement.

The most common ethical problems associated with the process of in vitro fertilization comes from what is to be done with the unneeded ____________________.

Prior to 2016, in the People's Republic of China there was an enforced law that attempted to limit children to one per family. Which argument in the chapter is most in keeping with that Chinese law? Explain your choice.

____________________ is a procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman and fertilized in a laboratory dish.

Match each item to the definition below. -The birth of Louise Brown is the first example of this technological advance

Explain how issues of civil disobedience are involved in the politics of the abortion issue.

Match each item to the definition below. -The period during pregnancy at which a woman can feel movement of the fetus

Part of the argument for and against embryonic stem cell research is that it creates a use for the unwanted human embryos that have been frozen and stored as a result of in vitro fertilization efforts. If these extra unneeded embryos will at some point be thawed and destroyed anyway, why not make them available for biological research? Defend or refute the idea that one should make use of these human embryos in this way.

List the elements of the doctrine of double effect and state when it is used.

The pro-life position has often been criticized for not being truly pro-life but only pro-birth. What is the basis of this criticism and is it justified?

Match each item to the definition below. -The stage at which the fetus can live independent of the mother's body

In that during the process of doing in vitro fertilization, human embryos are rated for quality, discarded if they contain defects, and frozen for later use or disposal, none of which we would allow during the other stages of human existence, does this mean that in vitro fertilization is ethically wrong? Provide an ethical defense that you feel overcomes the argument against in vitro fertilization based on the sanctity of human life.

Match each item to the definition below. -The belief that abortion should be legal and the individual decision a matter of personal liberty

Match each item to the definition below. -The term given the entity at about 8 weeks' gestation when the first neural cells start differentiating; This term will then continue to be used until birth

Explain the difficulties with arguments based on self-defense.

At some level the abortion argument is based on an individual's assessment regarding whether personal autonomy (pro-choice) or the sanctity of human life (pro-life) is the higher value. In an essay, defend your personal view on the matter.

The Thompson analogy titled "The Carpet-Seed Children Analogy" attempts to deal with the issue of failed ____________________.

Laws that single out the medical practices of doctors who provide abortions and impose on them requirements that are different and more burdensome than those imposed on other medical practices are called ________________ laws.

The Hyde Amendment, which disallowed any federal money from being spent for abortions, identified abortion as a negative right. Explain the difference between a positive right and a negative right.

Review the stages of human embryonic development and provide an ethically viable argument as to when a "right to life" should be granted by society.