IN VITRO FERTILIZATION

Heidy Murillo Calvo

English IV

Definition of IVF?

• In vitro fertilization: IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve fertilization. The embryo is then transferred into the uterus to begin a pregnancy or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. IVF was originally devised to permit women with damaged or absent Fallopian tubes to have a baby. Normally a mature egg is released from the ovary (ovulated), then enters the Fallopian tube, and waits in the neck of the tube for a sperm to fertilize it. With defective Fallopian tubes, this is not possible.

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History

In 1965 the British gynecologist Robert

Edwards, implemented a process to obtain embryos

The first IVF baby, Louise Joy Brown, was born in

England in 1978.

Importants aspects

Costa Rican and Libya are the only two countries in the world that procedure is not allowed.

 

Background

In 1995 in Costa Rican was allowed this procedure.

In 2000 the Constitutional Court, by

Resolution No. 2306, forbids it.

The vote says

“…This procedure is in violation of fundamental rights, such as the inviolability of human life laid down in art.21 of the Constitution …”

VOTE Nº 2306

Consequence for our country

Several couples reported to Costa Rican before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) by not allowing IVF.

The Commission recommends to Costa Rican to make changes to allow IVF.

Penalties

The Legislature fails to approve the draft law

Costa Rican is sued in American Court of Human Rights and exposed to a penalty

Benefits for couples

A procedure which gives them the opportunity to couples who are infertile, or women who have problems in the fallopian tubes, to have yours own family.

 

Opinions

• Disagreement

It violates the human life(art21 Constitution)

Manipulation of embryos, which are against human dignity.

The procedure is very expensive.

 

• Agreement

The couples have a right to their own children;

If the procedure is adopted

Only the couples rich, would have access, because is very expensive.

The manipulation of embryos can be hazardous to the human race.

My personal opinion

In my personal opinion, I think this procedure should be regulated to protect the property related legal “LIFE“…

THANKS TO ALL