Jose van Dyck's "Manufacturing Babies and Public Consent"

Yes, I became a little over-ambitious with this class and decided to look up all E.H. Little had to offer concerning reproductive medicine. Foraging through the stacks in the library I finally discovered the nook of books that pertained to our particular field of study: the ethics behind it all. I checked out three of the books, but have only looked at a chapter in Manufacturing Babies and Public Consent by Jose van Dyck. A chapter labeled "From Legalization to Legislation: Race and Age as Determining Factors" caught my eye particularly for information for the next in-class discussion.

It described three instances in the mid 1990's that sparked new thought on who has the right to IVF. Firstly, a 63 year old woman who was denied in Britain, but underwent IVF in Italy and later had a set of twins. Secondly, a black woman in Britain who underwent IVF with a white fetus because the bank was very low on eggs. Thirdly, in extenuating circumstances, eggs from aborted feotuses that are extracted and used to help infertile women become pregnant. 

Holy Cow!!! I was so flabbergasted by these conundrums that I finished off another two chapters in this book, later overflowing in conversation to my roommate. 

Using eggs from aborted fetus'? Isn't that kinda gross? Well, it is a baby after all; a human being... but still, who would want that? Someone who is desperate? Isn't everyone who has IVF desperate? But how desperate to be willing to take eggs from an aborted fetus? 

Wow. This will be one great book.