Brian Lese

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

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

Woman takes a fertility drug to stimulate ovaries to produce several eggs Eggs are then combined with the husbands sperm in a lab, outside of the mother 1 zygote is then placed into one of the womans 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

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%

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

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

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

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

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

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