Monday, April 13, 2009

Tampering in God's Domain Dept.


Girl born a record 22 years after father's sperm is frozen: Times UK


Doctors selected the best of the remaining [sperm] cells and injected them into ten eggs harvested from Mrs Biblis, of which seven fertilized successfully in the laboratory. Two of the embryos were implanted, though only one survived, and five remain in storage, allowing the couple the option of having more children.

This is one of the hard cases. Our sympathy rushes to the Chris Biblis who at 16 was rendered incapable of fathering children because of the treatment for his leukemia. The language of the article is coarse -- never giving human dignity to human embryos, or having ethical second thoughts about the collateral damage


Brave New World Dept.


I had no concern about working with old sperm – bovine and equine sperm has been frozen for long periods and has resulted in successful gestations.

Hey! It's science and the scientists are in charge. Stella may eventually learn of her sibling in the womb and her frozen siblings. Perhaps when she is an adult, the consciences of the world may just accept this as a routine way of being born.

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