• Question: Do you agree with IVF?? :)

    Asked by caraacaraaxd to Alexandra, Dean, Jess, Luisa, Sian on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Dean Whittaker answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Absolutely – if science can help people do what they want to do and have kids then that’s great. Not to get too personal but I wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for something similar!

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      Sian Foch-Gatrell answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      There are both good and bad points, but I think we need to curb our reproduction generally

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      Alexandra Kamins answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      I do think it should be available for people who would like to use it. But I don’t think people who don’t support stem cell use and research should support IVF, or ever use it. Also, whether or not the government should pay for IVF is a whole other can of worms! I also believe that same sex couples should be allowed to use IVF.

      I also think that there are way too many kids who don’t have loving homes. I completely understand the draw to wanting your very own kids (it’s a deep biological drive…) but consider adopting!

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      Luisa Ostertag answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Well, I think it’s a good thing for couples who really want to have kids but for some reason cannot conceive naturally. It’s also great for homosexual couples.

      But: I think it is really stupid if quite old persons (over 45 – I mean too old for reproduction) do it so that they can still have a child. I always find it a bit irresponsible of people. Think: if you give birth aged 50 you will be 70 once your child is 20. How much support can you give it? Do you still have enough nerves and patience for it? And your risk of getting a serious (maybe even fatal) disease in that age is very high – not very nice for your child …

      I think adoption is a good option (actually the better one) to have a child too but I can also understand people who want their own.

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      Jessica Housden answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      I do -but I also agree with exploring all the available options, and being sensible about things. It’s not an area I know very much about, so you possibly have studied more about it than me, but I think we have to learn to embrace and be sensible about scientific progression.

      Science has always been an area to throw up controversies – when Galileo and Keplar showed that the Earth is not at the centre of the Universe they were heavily criticised, but they were actually right. I think being a scientist is about thinking about all the possibilities and trying to assess a new discovery without prejudice. However, new discoveries do need to be careful analysed for the pro’s and con’s.

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