American Society for Reproductive Medicine
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, an organization of physicians, has issued reports and statements by its ethics committee on various beginning-of-life issues.
Category: Bioethics
“A Baby, Please. Blond, Freckles–Hold the Colic”
Read a Feb. 12, 2009, column in The Wall Street Journal about pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and the possibility of making “designer babies.”
“Embryo adoption becoming the rage”
Read an April 19, 2009, article from the The Washington Times about the increasing popularity of embryo adoption.
“More than a Village: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Multiples”
Read an article about the “Octomom” case from the May-June 2009 issue of The Hastings Center Report.
“The Octuplet Case–Why More Regulation Is Not Likely”
Read an article about the “Octomom” case from the May-June 2009 issue of The Hastings Center Report.
“Judging Octomom”
Read an article about the “Octomom” case from the May-June 2009 issue of The Hastings Center Report.
“What to do with excess embryos? One doctor has an idea”
Read a June 2, 2009, Religion News Service story about a doctor who hopes to create an “embryo bank.”
“Demand for ‘designer babies’ to grow dramatically”
Read a Jan. 7, 2010, London Times story in which a North Carolina doctor says he expects the demand for “designer babies” to grow dramatically.
“Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules”
The New York Times in 2009 ran a series called “21st-Century Babies: A Painful Dilemma.” The final story ran Dec. 12, 2009, and was about problems surrounding surrogacy.