This
article brings up a very interesting point: are fertility treatments
selfish? It is a good and complex
question. With so many children in need
for good homes, are infertile couples who want to have children the answer? Many people believe they are. Because of this when Jane Roper decided to
have a fertility treatment instead of adopt she felt as if she had been
selfish. On some level she may have
been. Instead of giving a child who
already exist a good home, Roper decided to add two new lives (she had twins)
to the already high global population.
However, it is difficult to place blame on her. All Roper wanted was a family. For many people, part of having a family is
sharing DNA with them. Although it may
be difficult to admit, where one gets their DNA is actually still very
important in our society. For example
whenever anyone goes to the doctor they will ask for a family history. By this they mean, tell us about what people
with your genes have suffered from before.
In this way Roper may have actually been helping her children. This is because she knows where her genes
have been and what they have experienced.
If a history of heart problems runs in her family, she can encourage her
children to live lives that will keep their hearts healthy. Because of these two sides, fertility
treatments and adoption are difficult to compare.
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