Medical Ethics

Medical Ethics

1. Fertility treatments

   • Artificial insemination by donor
     • For
       • 'Go forth and multiply'
     • Against
       • Seen as adultery
       • 'Do not spill the seed'
       • Unnatural, Tower of Babel
   • Artificial insemination by husband
     • For
       • 'Go forth and multiply'
       • Quality of life
     • Against
       • 'Do not spill the seed'
       • God has a plan for everyone
   • In vitro fertilisation
     • For
       • Gives people the chance to fulfil parenthood - quality of life
     • Against
       • Unnatural - tower of babel
       • Embryos killed
   • Surrogacy
     • For
       • Life is sacred
       • 'Go forth and multiply'
     • Against
       • Unnatural
       • Plays God and his plan for life

2. Cloning

   • Unnatural
   • Saviour siblings can save lives - stewardship, love thy neighbour

3. Genetic engineering

   • Temple of the holy spirit
     • Harming or changing bodies harms God
   • Can fix illnesses
     • Life is sacred
     • Stewardship

4. Embryology

   • The study of embryos
   • Some are killed
     • 'Though shalt not kill'
   • God has given us the knowledge & technology to study embryos