The Technical Child: In Vitro Fertilization and the Personal Subject

The following information is based on a paper by DAmewood Marian D. , M.D. “Current Technology of In Vitro Fertilization and Alternate Forms of Reproduction.” The Gift of Life. (Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1990) pp. 53–64.

www.babycenter.com This website refers the viewer to IVF information.

It is interesting to note that fertilization in vitro takes longer than natural fertilization: to arrive at the blastocyst stage it takes 150 hours in vitro compared to 105 hours naturally.

It is interesting to note that fertilization in vitro takes longer than natural fertilization: to arrive at the blastocyst stage it takes 150 hours in vitro compared to 105 hours naturally, Costs may vary among IVF clinics and according to particular cases. Some list an average of $8,000 or $9,000 per IVF cycle, but this does not include medication which can be an additional $2,500 to $3,500 or more. There may also be additional fees for specific needs. The fertility experts at website www.ivillagehealth.com suggest an average IVF cycle charge of $10,000 to $15,000.

It is interesting to note that fertilization in vitro takes longer than natural fertilization: to arrive at the blastocyst stage it takes 150 hours in vitro compared to 105 hours naturally, Costs may vary among IVF clinics and according to particular cases. Some list an average of $8,000 or $9,000 per IVF cycle, but this does not include medication which can be an additional $2,500 to $3,500 or more. There may also be additional fees for specific needs. The fertility experts at website www.ivillagehealth.com suggest an average IVF cycle charge of $10,000 to $15,000.

May William E. Catholic Bioethics and The Gift of Human Life, (Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2000), pp. 70–71.

This case is excerpted from an article by Herbert Anderson and Thomas Nairn, O.F.M., “A Burdensome Gift: Birth by In Vitro Fertilization,” New Theology Review, 12: 75, May 1999, pp. 75-77.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin and the Dignity of Procreation (Donum Vitae), (San Francisco: Ignatius Press. 1987), Intro. 4.

Caffara Carlo Msgr. “The Moral Problem of Artificial Insemination,” Linacre Quarterly, 55, F 1988, p. 37–38.

DeMarco Donald “The Preservation of Parenthood,” Homiletic & Pastoral Review, 90, Ja 1990, 13–19.

Avila Daniel “The Legal Standing of the Human Embryo,” The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, 1: 2, Summer 201, 203–226.

A positive development is the decision by President Bush's administration to direct the Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections to add embryos to the groups of human research subjects requiring protection. Cybercast News Service, Oct. 31, 2002.

Haas John M. “The Natural and the Human in Procreation,” The Gift of Life, p. 111.

Fleming John I. “A Critical Evaluation of the Vatican's Instruction on Respect for Human Life,” Linacre Quarterly, 55, F 1988, p. 16.

Joseph Boyle “Introduction to the Vatican Instruction on Reproductive Technologies,” Linacre Quarterly, 55, F 1988, p. 24.

Sgreccia Elio Msgr. “Moral Theology and Artificial Procreation in Light of Donum Vitae,” The Gift of Life, p. 127.

Grygiel Stanislaw “In the Beginning is the End and in the End is the Beginning,” Anthropotes, 7: 1, M 1990, p. 27.

Nielsen H.A. “The Human Cost of IVF Technique,” The Canadian Catholic Review, 13, Jan 1995, p. 15.

Nielsen H.A. “The Human Cost of IVF Technique,” The Canadian Catholic Review, 13, Jan 1995, p. 16.

Nielsen H.A. “The Human Cost of IVF Technique,” The Canadian Catholic Review, 13, Jan 1995, p. 16.

Nielsen H.A. “The Human Cost of IVF Technique,” The Canadian Catholic Review, 13, Jan 1995, p. 18.

Grygiel , p. 31.

Avila , p. 217.

Doerflinger Richard “The Business of Procreation in America,” Social Justice Review, 81, Ja 1990, pp. 18–22.

Doerflinger Richard “The Business of Procreation in America,” Social Justice Review, 81, Ja 1990, p. 20.

Doerflinger Richard “The Business of Procreation in America,” Social Justice Review, 81, Ja 1990, p. 20.

Doerflinger Richard “The Business of Procreation in America,” Social Justice Review, 81, Ja 1990, p. 21

DeMarco , p. 19.

Sgreccia , p. 119.

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Avila Daniel , “The Present Standing of the Human Embryo in U.S. Law,” The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 1, no. 2 (Summer 2001): 203–226.

Herbert Anderson , and Thomas A Nairn O.F.M. “A Burdensome Gift: Birth by In Vitro Fertilization,” New Theology Review 12: 75 (May 1999): 75-77.

Baby Center Medical Advisory Board. “Fertility Treatment: In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)” www.babycenter.com

Carlo Caffarra Msgr. “The Moral Problem of Artificial Insemination,” Linacre Quarterly 55 (Feb. 1988): 37–43.

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Daniel William S.J. “Towards a Theology of Procreation: An Examination of the Vatican Instruction Donum Vitae,” Pacifica 3 (Feb. 1990): 61–86.

DeMarco Donald “The Preservation of Parenthood,” Homiletic & Pastoral Review, 90 (Jan. 1990): 13–19.

Doerflinger Richard “The Business of Procreation in America,” Social Justice Review 18 (Jan. 1989): 18–22.

Grygiel Stanislaw “In the Beginning is the End and In the End is the Beginning,” Anthropotes 7, no. 1 (May 1991): 25–53.

Hoose Bernard “Who is My Mother?” The Month 27 (Mar. 1994): 118–121.

David Jones Rev. “Status of the Human Embryo/Respecting the Embryo,” Cloning and Stem Cell Research: A Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Stem Cell Research, London: the Linacre Centre for Health Care Ethics, June 1, 2001 www.linacre.org

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 19, Assisted Reproduction, New York: Plenum Press. 2002 www.kluweronline.com

May William E. Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life, Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2000), pp. 70–71.

May William E. “The Simple Case of In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer,” Linacre Quarterly 55 (Feb. 1988): 29–36.

McGovern Celeste “Babies by Design: Is Technology Running Wild?” National Catholic Register 76, no. 46 (Nov. 12-18, 2000): 1.

Murray Thomas H. “What are Families For? Getting to an Ethics of Reproductive Technology,” Hastings Center Report (May-June 2002): 41–45.

Murray William “Citing Multiple Conceptions and Subsequent Abortions, Physician Sounds Warning on In Vitro Technology,” National Catholic Register 73, no. 10 (Mar 2-8, 1997): 1.

Nielsen H.A. “The Human Cost of IVF Technique,” The Canadian Catholic Review 13 (Jan. 1995): 15–18.

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Watt Helen “In Vitro Fertilization,” The Linacre Center for Health care Ethics, www.linacre.org