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...case grew out of the decade-old technology of "test-tube babies," or in-vitro fertilization. The Davises became embroiled in the dispute after they were unable to have children and turned to in-vitro fertilization...
...vitro process, eggs are extracted surgically from a woman's body and mixed with sperm in a laboratory dish. Those that are fertilized can be implanted in the womb. Testimony indicated the success rate for the procedure averages about one in five...
...embryos and making decisions for his patients," says Marrs, co-founder of Good Samaritan's Institute for Reproductive Research, "there'll be no stopping anyone who has anything to do with pregnancy from getting involved." The Roman Catholic Church, in company with many conservative Protestant groups, opposes all in vitro fertilization. Nonetheless, the Yorks have received moral support in their suit from the Right to Life League of Southern California. "Howard Jones has no rights in this matter," says president Susan Carpenter McMillan. "He's playing God -- in effect saying 'I created this life, so I can decide what...
Nonetheless, most ethicists agree that the couple's proprietary right to their embryo is not absolute. Some specialists contend that institutes and laboratories should have the right to prevent couples from authorizing inappropriate experimentation on embryos. These experts believe that couples considering in vitro fertilization should seek professional counseling as a matter of course. They should decide in advance what is to be done with the zygote if they do not use it because of death or divorce, and their decision should always be codified in a legally binding contract. "The power to decide should be agreed upon at inception...
...growing practice of in-vitro fertilization has raised a tangle of issues. Who has rights over the resulting embryo -- the doctor? the parents? And what rights does the embryo have...