Case Study: Five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Smith successfully underwent in vitro fertilization at the (IVF) clinic in thei

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Case Study: Five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Smith successfully
underwent in vitro fertilization at the (IVF) clinic in their local
hospital. Twelve eggs were successfully fertilized, only 4 were
implanted. The Smith's signed a contract to freeze their surplus
embryos (the other 8 eggs) for possible implantation at a later
date. Tragically Mr. and Mrs. Smith died in an automobile accident
one-year later. Two years after this the IVF clinic learned of
their deaths. In the hospital there was a research group actively
researching therapies for Parkinson's disease. They presented a
proposal to the Hospital Ethics Committee to be allowed to use stem
cells derived from the frozen embryos for research in Parkinson's
disease therapy. When the Director of the research team approached
the IVF clinic to obtain unused frozen embryos, the head of this
clinic had to make a decision on what should be done with the
embryos.
After reading the case study, determine which of the following
you think is the most ethical choice concerning what should be done
with the remaining embryos: In the next several questions, you will
be asked to evaluate your answer using the stated ethical
principles. You must stay consistent in your choice of the options
below through all 4 questions. Some of the principles may support
your choice, some may not. In the end, you will determine if your
original choice was, in fact, the most ethical.
Restate your original choice: Offer
the embryos for adoption by another family.
Evaluate your choice through the components of the principle
of Natural Law,
1. Define exactly how it helps society and the
individual to flourish.
2. Define how it may not help society and the individual
to flourish.
3. Which of the Basic Goods of Life as outlined on the list from
week 1 support your choice.
4. What does your gut say?
5. Which of the Basic Goods of Life? does your
choice possibly go against.
6. Based on Natural Law, is your original choice still the
best?