Intro
What is the success rate for IUI per round?
20%-25%
Gravely immoral
Yes, for people who want kids and have no other means to achieve them.
Who asks if IUI is to serve the common good for for individual desires?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What Catholic Social Teaching applies to IUI?
Human dignity
Who was the first to artificially inseminate a human?
John Hunter (1784)
Why might Aristotle view artificial insemination as unethical?
Disrupts the natural order
Name two cons of IUI.
Higher chance of multiple pregnancies, small chance of infections. OHSS, potential false positive test results
How does the Catholic Church view freedom?
not acting selfishly, but understanding individual responsibility to act in Gods view
How many people suffer from infertility?
1 out of 6
making embryos last longer, allowing its use to become widespread
How does moral relativism cause division on this topic?
Secular and Religious communities have no common ground
Increased chance of conception, healthier pregnancies, smoother childbirth, more precise time of birth, sperm preparation
How is freedom gained?
Giving the ability to have genetic children to people who would not be able to otherwise.
What is medical bias?
Prejudices notions held by medical caretakers regarding various marginalized groups
What year did William Pancost involve donor sperm for the first time?
1884
What philosopher sees risk of commodification of human life but also calls to help?
Emmanuel Levinas
Does the church believe IUI helps people acheive a good life?
No, it breeches the sanctimony of marriage
How does IUI restrict freedom?
donor exploitation and childs right to know their biological parents
Why do developing countries have limited access to fertility treatments?
Women's rights restrictions and high costs
What king has been speculated to have invented IUI in 1461?
"The Impotent" King of Castile Henry IV
Why does Kants deontology view artificial insemination as immoral?
Compromises the human dignity of "inferior" gene pools
What is Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome?
Hormonal imbalance that cause the ovaries and abdomen to swell
In what article does The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights state ones right to marry and found a family?
Article 16
What program in Ontario helps cover the cost of treatment?