LeftyMom
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Fri Feb-13-09 02:55 AM
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Edited on Fri Feb-13-09 02:59 AM by LeftyMom
1. Do they have a right to attempt to start a family? Yes. If they could do so without intervention, they could go for it. They really, really shouldn't, but they can.
2. Does a doctor have an ethical obligation to say no in that circumstance? Yes. The doctor could guide them toward a more acceptable option (maybe CF- donor sperm where the child would only be a carrier? That would also preclude the need for IVF.) that would result in a healthy outcome. While the parents have rights, the doctor also has professional obligations that would preclude knowingly taking an action that would lead to an unacceptable outcome. A doctor is not a vending machine for medical procedures, they do have to follow ethical guidelines.
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| -Ethical Question about Reproductive Choice |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 07:58 PM |
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why am I allowed to choose for them? |
Coexist |
Feb-12-09 07:59 PM |
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Under current law, you aren't. |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:00 PM |
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Let's hope it stays a hypothetical |
RB TexLa |
Feb-12-09 08:46 PM |
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The closest to "not my choice to make" is the third from the bottom |
D-Lee |
Feb-12-09 09:13 PM |
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You can't enforce morality |
Taverner |
Feb-12-09 08:00 PM |
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If they knew that, why would they WANT to have children together? |
B o d i |
Feb-12-09 08:02 PM |
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There are many people with genetic disorders who still want to have |
LisaL |
Feb-12-09 08:04 PM |
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You didn't address my question at all. nt |
B o d i |
Feb-12-09 08:06 PM |
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I am not sure what is there to answer. |
LisaL |
Feb-12-09 08:07 PM |
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I was going to say the same thing. |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:12 PM |
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The desire to drink is very strong for alcoholics. |
Quantess |
Feb-13-09 12:57 AM |
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And that's why they drink alcohol. What is your point, exactly? |
LisaL |
Feb-13-09 12:59 AM |
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Just because someone has a desire to reproduce, does not mean they should follow through. |
Quantess |
Feb-13-09 02:23 AM |
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Mental illness could cause the same end result as sadism |
wuushew |
Feb-12-09 08:11 PM |
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Don't be so quick to judge. Statistically, about half of all pregnancies are unplanned. |
Quantess |
Feb-12-09 10:05 PM |
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this is an hypothetical -- but i am harsh about some few things. |
xchrom |
Feb-12-09 08:03 PM |
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IVF shouldn't create sick kids |
sandnsea |
Feb-12-09 08:04 PM |
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"I am merely curious just how "pro-choice" DU truly is." |
omega minimo |
Feb-12-09 08:05 PM |
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Apparently, to some choice means anything goes. |
LisaL |
Feb-12-09 08:06 PM |
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Seems pretty straight-forward to me. |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:07 PM |
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sounds like you need to educate yourself on the topic and quit being so damn flippant about it |
omega minimo |
Feb-12-09 08:10 PM |
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Oooookay. |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:13 PM |
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reread what i wrote until you understand it. considering your self "attacked" is even more ludicrous |
omega minimo |
Feb-12-09 09:09 PM |
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Okay. Let's go back and re-read what you wrote. |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 09:17 PM |
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Legally they can- ethically they should not. |
Marrah_G |
Feb-12-09 08:07 PM |
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Oh, I don't argue about the ethics of OctoMom |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:09 PM |
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I wouldn't support legal restrictions. |
BalancedGoat |
Feb-12-09 08:14 PM |
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Indeed. But then again, it's always possible to go to another country |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:20 PM |
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Bait and switch... |
BlooInBloo |
Feb-12-09 08:16 PM |
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Why are you focused on choice and not on medical ethics? |
EFerrari |
Feb-12-09 08:17 PM |
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Okay--then change my example to "mentally ill people." |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:22 PM |
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Why not just change it to sterilizing people you don't like? |
EFerrari |
Feb-12-09 08:40 PM |
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Why would I do that? |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:44 PM |
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I apologize that I haven't been following this "take her rights away" discussion |
EFerrari |
Feb-12-09 08:54 PM |
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I think a lot of people have confused the |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 08:57 PM |
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the former is none of your business. the fact that you think it is, is the "road to tyranny" |
omega minimo |
Feb-12-09 11:27 PM |
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Sometimes you have to trust that most |
EmeraldCityGrl |
Feb-12-09 08:18 PM |
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i am pro choice i am also pro common sense. |
AlCzervik |
Feb-12-09 08:19 PM |
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Exactly how I see it |
pipi_k |
Feb-12-09 09:40 PM |
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Legally vs ethically |
rebecca_herman |
Feb-12-09 08:45 PM |
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I do not want government |
quaker bill |
Feb-12-09 09:13 PM |
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I vote for intensive education and adoption. |
Old and In the Way |
Feb-12-09 09:31 PM |
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Adoption is not a feasible possibility in this case, unfortunately. |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 09:34 PM |
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I do think donor eggs and/or sperm are an option though? |
rebecca_herman |
Feb-12-09 09:37 PM |
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If the people are likely to die young, should they be able to adopt? |
LisaL |
Feb-12-09 11:12 PM |
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I didn't cast a vote because there was no answer for how I feel about it |
pipi_k |
Feb-12-09 09:38 PM |
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With CF, if you're homozygous recessive, and so is your partner, then |
Lyric |
Feb-12-09 09:53 PM |
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I don't believe in eugenics. nt |
anonymous171 |
Feb-12-09 09:57 PM |
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I'm a true liberal |
zagging |
Feb-12-09 10:03 PM |
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women have the right to choose |
Rosa Luxemburg |
Feb-12-09 10:09 PM |
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The parents with cystic fibrosis should be charged with child abuse and manslaughter |
Eryemil |
Feb-12-09 10:52 PM |
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If a couple |
LiberalPersona |
Feb-13-09 01:17 AM |
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As with most, if not all, ethical questions there is no answer possible in a poll format, |
Greyhound |
Feb-13-09 01:25 AM |
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allowed? |
Two Americas |
Feb-13-09 02:50 AM |
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Two issues at stake: |
LeftyMom |
Feb-13-09 02:55 AM |
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Since the child will only have CF if it gets it from both parents, why couldn't the parents do this? |
4lbs |
Feb-13-09 03:38 AM |
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