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Chapter 43 - Christian ethics in fertility preservation

from Section 10 - Ethical, legal and religious issues with fertility preservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2011

By
Brent Waters
Edited by
Jacques Donnez  and
S. Samuel Kim
Jacques Donnez
Affiliation:
Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
S. Samuel Kim
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
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Summary

This chapter provides an interpretive framework for examining how Christian theological tenets and convictions might inform an ethical assessment of fertility preservation. It examines four pertinent theological and biblical precepts; describes four general moral stances along a spectrum of options; and identifies a principal strength and weakness of each stance. The first general precept may be characterized as the procreative mandate. Artificial insemination by donor (AID) or by husband (AIH), in vitro fertilization (IVF), embryo or gamete storage, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and surrogacy would all be prohibited as violating the biological or marital integrity of procreation. Catholic teaching forbids any recourse to assisted reproductive technology (ART), which in turn prohibits the medical treatments associated with fertility preservation. The second general precept is stewardship. The third precept is derived from the doctrine of the incarnation. The fourth precept entails healing and love of neighbor.

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alkylating agentsangiogenesisheterotopictransplantationoncological indicationsneovascularizationhuman folliclesinstitutional review board protocolorthotopic autotransplantationovarian tissue cryopreservation
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Principles and Practice of Fertility Preservation , pp. 497 - 506
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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