The Embryo Rescue Debate

Tonti-Filippini, Nicholas

doi:10.5840/ncbq20033181

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“…She becomes a mother independently of him, in "an event from which her husband is, in effect, excluded." 29 This lack of reciprocity in HET may therefore be considered an infidelity. In this light, Christopher Oleson claims that "HET intrudes into the unity of parenthood that is at the heart of the marriage covenant."…”

Section: His Relationship With His Wifementioning

confidence: 99%

Estranged Fathers

Corby¹

2013

The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly

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In the debate about heterologous embryo transfer (HET), or embryo adoption, within marriage, discussion to date has proceeded predominantly from the perspective of the acting woman, with less attention paid to the effects on her spouse. In directing the focus of this paper to the man’s experience, the author is confirmed in his opinion that HET is contrary to the man’s dignity as husband and father. It is an infidelity to the exclusive union of his marriage, an affront to the husband’s right to be the means by whom his wife becomes a mother, and a sacrilege to the sacrament by which his fatherhood is called to be an expression of God’s creative love. National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 13.2 (Summer 2013): 287–297.

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Section: His Relationship With His Wifementioning

confidence: 99%

Estranged Fathers

Corby¹

2013

The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly

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“…The child is essentially of her, not only located within her, but bound essentially, vitally to her." 41 In the order of embodied persons, to be "in" the body means being "of" the body. Analogously, incorporation into the Body of Christ requires baptism, a spiritual rebirth by which one becomes related to Christ.…”

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Personhood and Embryo Adoption

Nelson

2012

Linacre Q

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The morality of embryo adoption, or heterologous embryo transfer for rescue, remains controversial despite the issuance of Dignitas personae (2008). When evaluating such bioethical controversies, it is crucial to take account of the personal order. Personalism provides a fresh and heretofore underdeveloped perspective toward resolving this polarized issue in bioethics. I will argue that it is not discriminatory to oppose embryo adoption on the basis of the heterology between rescuer and embryo because the lack of genetic relatedness reflects a more profound lack of personal relatedness. The persons involved in embryo adoption are not meant for the bodily relationship of pregnancy because of the incommunicability of relationships that involve the total gift of the human body. From the perspective of biology, pregnancy is natural life support for the embryo. From the perspective of personhood, pregnancy is fundamentally a relationship of embodied persons, one that is irreplaceable and radically exclusive. The clinical implications of this analysis will be discussed.

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“…20 Which is the most correct term, and does it matter? It does matter, because the “whole context of frozen embryos is so divorced from the ordinary, from the understandable, that ordinary moral intuitions are no real guide.” 21 If we are to get any kind of a handle on this, we must first describe it as accurately as possible. So, let's look at the terms.…”

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confidence: 99%