The document discusses Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT), a fertility treatment where eggs are fertilized in vitro and the resulting zygote is then placed in the fallopian tubes. It notes ZIFT is invasive, has a low success rate of about 26%, and involves stimulating a woman's ovaries to produce multiple eggs, selecting the best zygote to implant while others may be frozen or discarded. The document argues ZIFT is morally unacceptable as it removes procreation from marriage, does not respect the sanctity of life, and can involve eugenics in selecting the best embryo.
2. Other treatments have been unsuccessful, such
as In Vitro Fertilization
Significant damage to the fallopian tubes
Ovulation problems
Sperm that cannot penetrate an egg
Male partner has a low sperm count
Fallopian tubes must be open
3. One of the most invasive of all reproductive
treatments
Similar to basic In Vitro Fertilization
Less than 1% of all reproductive procedures
performed
About 240 ZIFT babies are born every year in
the US
4. Woman takes a fertility drug to stimulate
ovaries to produce several eggs
Eggs are then combined with the husband’s
sperm in a lab, outside of the mother
1 zygote is then placed into one of the woman’s
fallopian tubes
Extra zygotes can be frozen in case the first trial
does not work
The zygote then travels through the fallopian
tube and implants itself on the uterine wall
5. Varies depending on the age of the couple and
the seriousness of how infertile each spouse
may be
Like natural births, younger women have a
better chance of becoming pregnant compared
to a woman of older age
The total success rate of ZIFT is approximately
26%
6. Both include the embryo being conceived
outside of the mother
Both allow a doctor to select the embryo with
the best chance of implantation
ZIFT embryos are transferred to the fallopian
tubes while IVF embryos are transferred
directly to the uterus
this requires an extra procedure for ZIFT called
a laproscopy
7. GIFT: gamete intrafallopian transfer
ZIFT includes an already conceived embryo
placed into the fallopian tubes
GIFT includes the sperm and eggs that have
not yet been fertilized that are placed into the
fallopian tubes in hope that a child will be
conceived within the mother
8. All human beings are entitled to life and
dignity that cannot be damaged or taken by
anyone or anything
All humans are entitled to this right and under
no circumstances should these rights be taken
from a human being
Very relevant when applied towards moral
standards of artificial conception
9. Marriage is an unbreakable and unending
bond between a man and woman
Marriage has the ultimate purpose of love and
procreation
Reproductive technologies cannot diminish the
sanctity of marriage in any way
These technologies cannot replace procreation,
they can only assist in the completion of
procreation
10. With ZIFT, life is not created within the
mother, it is created in a lab
The “best” eggs are selected for possible
conception
Extra embryos that are conceived are later
disposed of either by the lab or through no
implantation within the mother
If more than one embryo survives within the
mother, a doctor selects the one with best
chance of survival and fewest defects to keep
11. ZIFT violates the sanctity of marriage by
removing precreation from a marriage
It involves eugenics in which the best embryo
of the group is chosen to survive and others are
discarded
Clearly, ZIFT is morally unacceptable