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Moral reflections on the new technologies: a Catholic analysis.

R D Lawler

    Women & Health
    |January 1, 1987
    PubMed
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    New conception technologies create "designer babies," but ethical reflection is crucial. Human life should arise from love, not technological production, to avoid unforeseen moral dilemmas.

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    Area of Science:

    • Bioethics
    • Reproductive Technology Ethics

    Background:

    • Advances in conception technologies raise ethical questions about the origin of human life.
    • The allure of new technologies may overshadow necessary moral deliberation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the ethical implications of technologically assisted human reproduction.
    • To differentiate between assisting natural conception and replacing human procreative acts.

    Main Methods:

    • Philosophical and ethical analysis of reproductive technologies.
    • Review of moral viewpoints, including those from Catholic tradition.

    Main Results:

    • Technological conception can lead to viewing children as products rather than equals.
    • A distinction is necessary between supporting natural conception and technologically substituting procreative acts.

    Conclusions:

    • Urgent ethical reflection is needed before radically altering human life generation.
    • Insufficient moral consideration may lead to significant future suffering and dilemmas.

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