fertility treatments

There are several ethical issues associated with infertility and its treatment.

This article discusses them.

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High-cost treatments are out of financial reach for some couples.
Debate over whether health insurance companies should be forced to cover infertility treatment.
Allocation of medical resources that could be used elsewhere
The legal status of embryos fertilized in vitro and not transferred in vivo.
Anti-abortion opposition to the destruction of embryos not transferred in vivo.
IVF and other fertility treatments have resulted in an increase in multiple births, provoking ethical analysis because of the link between multiple pregnancies, premature birth, and a host of health problems.
Religious leaders’ opinions on fertility treatments.
Infertility caused by DNA defects on the Y chromosome is passed on from father to son. If natural selection is the primary error correction mechanism that prevents random mutations on the Y chromosome, then fertility treatments for men with abnormal sperm (in particular ICSI) only defer the underlying problem to the next male generation.

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