Advances in reproductive technology have brought about new opportunities for prospective parents, but they also pose some significant ethical challenges. Select any one of these new reproductive technologies to discuss. Do you feel that this approach is an appropriate and ethical way to achieve parenthood? Support your view. What are some potential pitfalls of your selected technology, and how might these be avoided?

This week in HSM542, we will discuss the ethical and legal aspects of procreation and reproduction. New reproductive technologies introduced over the past 50 years have clearly changed our understanding of family in America and raised some challenging ethical issues, which many of us probably never thought we would encounter.