I believe that I have heard Dr. Robert McIntosh talk once before in an event held last semester. It was actually a discussion hosted by the pre-medical society of Davidson, interestingly named almost exactly after this class. He brought of a multitude of questions that I am continuing to delve into concerning reproductive medicine. His knowledge of the laws and practices of these technologies astound me, and encouraged me to learn as much as I can on this subject that is very touchy, yet pivotal to our existence as human beings.
In his past talk, he mentioned facts about surrogate motherhood, the laws behind IVF, stories of abortions and treatments, unbelievable ethical situations, and much more talk that had me questioning what I believed. I guess that is why I have already probably been the only one to have a few posts on subjects that I have found interesting. Why am I so interested in this? The only connections I can clearly draw are a) my brother was basically a miracle child, and b) my mom works at Birthchoice as an ultrasound technician.
Now about the class in general-- I am so thrilled that I can't even explain myself. This is the first time BY FAR that I have gone out of my way to do (quite intense) research outside of class, have hour-long conversations with my friends about the articles and books that I have read, and been reading online journals about reproductive medicine while eating my oatmeal in the morning. It's really awesome how I can email and call my mom to discuss the topics I find astounding and ridiculous, and hear her perspective on them, religiously and medically.
I'm excited to find out what semester holds!!
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