IVF reproductive technology

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Nakita Haritos

7. 03. 2008

IVF reproductive technology

Vitro fertilization (IVF) is a laboratory procedure in which sperm is placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish. The embryo is then transferred into the uterus to begin a pregnancy. The science world has greatly developed since 1978 when the first "test tube baby" was born. Technology has enhanced drastically, although we have the technology do different procedures it doesn't necessarily mean we should. This essay explores the political, religious and ethical effects IVF treatment has on our world.

IVF laws across the world vary greatly from country. Ethical and religious believes can be a big part of these laws.

Laws in Italy proved to be the strictest in all of Europe. In 2003, research using human embryos as well as embryo freezing, gamete donation, surrogacy, and the provision of any fertility treatments for single women or same-sex couples was all prohibited.

Laws in Victoria Australia are the strictest in the country. Parents of surrogate (where the embryo is inserted into another women's uterus and she then carries it through the pregnancy) children were not legally considered to be the