IVF Debate

As stated in my previous argument, there is an excess amount of embryos that are produced due to the procedure. The parents do not know what to do with all of the left-over embryos that they have produced, the clinic freezes them for later use. The couple then can decide what they want to do with the frozen embryos. They could do nothing with them and let them sit for later uses, they can donate them to other couples that cannot produce embryos, or they can decide to get rid of them by washing them away. Of course there are ethical questions about the storage of vast amounts of embryos. Some of the questions involve "Ownership of the embryos if the couple divorce? Fate of the stored embryos on the death of couple 'orphaned' embryos? Safety of embryo freezing?"(An insight into the ethical issues related to in vitro fertilization). There was a court case in California that was between an ex-husband and his ex-wife. The husband wanted the embryos destroyed while the wife wanted to save the embryos from destruction for possible use for the future. The judge rejected the woman"s argument that a constitutional right to procreate somehow trumped the contract. There have been other cases over frozen embryos in which one wants them destroyed and the other wants to save them. However, when the couple sign the contract, they can chose to destroy the embryos or not if the couple gets divorced. In this case between the couple above, they chose the option to destroy the embryos if they were to get separated. There was another court case between "Sofia Vergara and her fianc" and Nick Loeb over two frozen embryos that the couple created before separating"( "Calif. Judge Rejects Woman"s Plea to save Frozen Embryos from Destruction."). There has been arguments that prolonged freezing of the embryos can lead to the degradation of the embryo if chosen to be implanted, however this has not been supported by any scientific study. There are also questions of the safety of embryos that are frozen and stored in the clinics. If the embryos were to be stolen, what would happen to the stolen embryos, would they be sold or would they be used to implant in a woman? These are just possible outcome that could happen if the embryos were stolen. Good question about the frozen embryos is if the couple dies out of nowhere, what will happen to the embryos since they are still frozen and can be used? They would now be considered orphans and could be transferred to the property of an orphan shelter or any other family member if it were to be put in a will of some sort. There is another issue with the freezing of embryos and the storage of them. In ("The Fate of Frozen Embryos.") . The article shows two mothers that were once infertile, but now have children through IVF and their view on the frozen embryos. Andrea Cinnamond in her 40,s had questions about the storage of her embryos because of the fee for each year of storage. When the bill came from the clinic, it that the cost was $600 which is a hefty price to pay. Andrea said that at first when they asked her what she wanted to do with the other embryos, she did not think about it because she was longing for children. However, times had changed when she had a healthy daughter and a bill for $600 for embryos that were frozen someplace else. ""When you're pouring your money, your heart and your soul into creating an embryo and creating a life, the last thing you want to think about how you're going to dispose of it" says Anne Drapkin Lyerly, M.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke University Medical Center. Until the storage fee come due "( "The Fate of Frozen Embryos."). Which puts the couple at a hard time because they can either donate the embryos to medical research, to an infertile couple, destroy the, or keep paying the fee for storage. Barbash, Fred, and Justin Wm Moyer. "Calif. Judge Rejects Woman"s Plea to save Frozen Embryos from Destruction." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2015. Web. 28 Apr. 2016. Beil, Laura. "The Fate of Frozen Embryos." Parenting. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2016.