The Eggsplanation
Ethical issues in Fertility and Reproduction
Episodes
Following up on our theme from the last episode, GENES and GENETIC screening and the BIOETHICS involved, this episode will by an in-depth look at Genetic Counseling and the good, the bad and the ugly of GENES. Our guest from GENE-SCREEN, Emily Daugherty, will help us understand what genetic counseling does and doesn't do and does it support the BIOETHIC principles of Justice and Autonomy.
So what's all the hype about PGT? Can it tell which is the best embryo? Will it pick out the smartest and tallest embryo? Is it overused and just an add-on in IVF? Join us as we explore the world of PGT with Dr. Gary Harton, Chief Scientific Officer of NoVA Genomics and Founder and Principal of GROW Consulting and why PGT is BENEFICENCE in action.
Join our host, Mary Fusillo, for a fascinating look at the ethics and issues behind posthumous reproduction. With the very sad case of a brain-dead woman being forcibly kept alive via mechanical means for over 15 weeks due to abortion laws in her home state prominent in the news to the use of sperm from non consenting males, our guest, Dr. Lisa Campo-Engelstein, the Chair of the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities at the...
On this episode of "The Eggsplanation" I welcome two veteran egg donors who will help me dig down into what disclosure in gamete donation means to them and what their thoughts are on the genetic connections they have to the children created with their help.
In Episode Two of “The Eggsplanation”, Mary discusses two bioethical principles, Justice and Beneficence in gamete donor cycles with a Third-Party Parenting attorney and the evolution from anonymous donor cycles to known or open cycles with the owners of an Egg Donor and Surrogacy agency that has started down a new path in sperm donation.
Rose Pondel joins us to break down the various legal contracts that donors can enter...
Mary Fusillo, RN, BSN, MS, introduces you to bioethics at the intersection of fertility and reproduction.
Stay tuned for our first full episode, coming in late May.
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