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Medical Ethics

Medical Ethics. Learning Objectives:-  To understand the nature of medical ethics in terms of both beginning life and maintaining life. To consider the meaning and effectiveness of IVF AID/H and surrogacy in fertility treatments.

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Medical Ethics

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  1. Medical Ethics • Learning Objectives:- •  To understand the nature of medical ethics in terms of both beginning life and maintaining life. • To consider the meaning and effectiveness of IVF AID/H and surrogacy in fertility treatments. • To encounter and reflect on some of the key moral issues surrounding some of these topics. • Starter – On handout, jot down everything you know the relates to the topics listed. • Extension – Sanctity of Life reminder. • Homework – Research current affairs regarding IVF.

  2. Beginnings of life – Infertility Treatments • Topic split into two parts. We will start with fertility treatments.

  3. Infertility Treatments • AID: • Artificial insemination by donor. (Mother’s egg sperm donated) Only one biological parent in the family raising the child. • AIH: • Artificial insemination by husband. Husbands sperm fertilisation is assisted. • IVF: • In vitro fertilisation. Sperm & Egg from parents. Fertilisation takes place in a test tube. In vitro means ‘in glass’. • 1 in 80 births. • Roughly 25% success rate.

  4. Statistics: • One in six couples in Britain suffer from infertility. • 27,000 couples receive treatment each year. • There is a one in six chance of treatment resulting in pregnancy. • Each attempt costs approx £3000.

  5. Some Issues • For each question, reflect and write down what you think. When the timer changes, discuss your opinions in pairs or groups ahead of whole class feedback. • 1) Who should be helped? Married, co-habiting couples, single people, same sex partnerships.

  6. Some Issues 2 • 2) Who should pick up the bill? • 3) Who owns the frozen embryos (what if the parents split up?) • 4) If not two biological parents should the offspring have the right to know name of donor?

  7. Summary • Complete the sentence “This lesson I have learnt...”

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