Terminology
This is the scientific term for artificial womb technology.
Ectogenesis
This author believes that we ought to be "open to the unbidden" when it comes to our children.
Michael Sandel
Conception
This argument claims that an embryo is a person because the same self persists over time.
The continuum argument
What is the first step in the IVF procedure?
Egg retrieval
This type of cell can develop into any kind of cell or tissue, including umbilical cord and placenta.
Totipotent
This author proposes "procreative beneficence" as a moral obligation for parents.
Julian Savulescu
At this point in embryonic development, there is no longer the possibility of twinning.
Dignitas Personae says that the embryo, from the beginning, has the _____ proper to a person.
Dignity
Lemoine and Ravitsky advocate for this type of approach to advanced maternal age, which includes awareness and education, as well as policy changes.
Public health approach
This term refers to the philosophy which states that having children is morally wrong.
Antinatalism
This author advocates for the idea that persons are a type of being with a strong, enduring immaterial self over time.
Steven Schwartz
Which of the following are permissible if personhood begins at conception?
IVF
Embryo disposal
Embryonic stem cell research
Abortion
None!
The common misunderstanding that embryo selection confers a therapeutic benefit on the born child is called this.
The non-identity problem.
What percentage of fetuses which screen positive for Down Syndrome in the U.S. are terminated?
67%
What does the acronym IVF stand for?
In vitro fertilization
This author believes that artificial wombs do not resolve the abortion debate, because individuals have a right to refuse genetic parenthood.
Sonya Charles
At this point in development (21-24 weeks), the fetus can survive outside of the womb.
Viability
Name a reason a fetus would not be considered to be a person.
Lacks consciousness, lacks sentience, cannot feel pain, cannot communicate intentionally, not a member of the human community
This organization provides comprehensive oversight for ART in the UK.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
What does the acronym SLED stand for?
Size
Level of Development
Environment
Degree of dependency
This author believes that disability is a resource which ought to be conserved.
Rosemary Garland-Thompson
Some argue that personhood begins at 24-28 weeks, because at this point, the fetus is _____ and can feel ____.
Sentient, pain
Name the three types of basic, inherent capacities.
1. Actualized
2. Not actualized, but present immediate capacity
3. Not actualized, but in latent form
What are the three rights advocated for by Loretta Ross' Reproductive Justice movement?
Right to have a child
Right not to have a child
Right to parent the child you have