Reproductive Technologies: Does Choice Mean Freedom?

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technology. This is a vast area to discuss because it ranges from
artificial insemination to abortion to contraception to genetic engineering with
many area in between.

Artificial insemination is the introduction of sperm to an ovum
artificially either inside or outside the female genital tract. Abortion is the
"extermination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life."
Birth control is a huge area of reproductive or contraceptive technology, in
effect though all sub areas of this main area deal with the prevention of
fertilization of the ovum or egg, also in some cases such as the condom it can
stop the spread of disease. Genetic engineering is a new and extremely scary
technology which hopes to enable the precise engineering of an unborn child.

The previous examples are just some of the areas of reproductive
technologies but they are sufficient to cover the basic scope of the issue.

What is freedom. In the Webster's dictionary the definition is ...

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there
is no real moral issue, it is the creation of life therefore society condones it,
and her decision will not be influenced by social pressure. In fact this area
can help a women give birth to a child who previously could not, and out of all
the decisions in the area of reproductive technologies it is the one least
influenced by men. A man can wish his "wife" would have a child but if she is
unable to naturally conceive, it is her decision to be impregnated using this
technology. In other words this area of reproductive technologies is the most
socially neutral, the influence of a man in her life (if any) can be a strong
one and therefore can effect the freedom the women can ...

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