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A court battle between a divorced couple over the future of their frozen embryos began Monday with an attorney for the former husband accusing the woman of using the dispute to get money.
Dr. Mimi Lee, 46, a pianist and part-time anesthesiologist, married Stephen Findley, a wealthy executive, five years ago. Shortly before the wedding, Lee learned she had breast cancer.
Unsure whether the disease would make it impossible for her to have children, the couple went to a fertility center, where Lee's eggs and Findley's sperm created five embryos, now frozen.
Findley filed for divorce two years ago and wants the embryos destroyed. Lee, now infertile, wants to implant the embryos into a surrogate and have a baby. Without the embryos, she will never have a child who shares her genes.
If the embryos are implanted and carry to term, the ex-husband becomes a father without consent. If the embryos are destroyed, the ex-wife is denied the deep need to procreate. The embryos themselves have issues either way. Modern biomedical ethics are complex.
Original Submission
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Thursday July 16 2015, @05:00AM
Most advanced countries, East and West, are suffering a birth rate crisis that will see native population declines over the foreseeable future.
We need global population declines.
The decline in people will cause economic decline.
Well, too bad. Any system that relies on infinite growth or unsustainable population levels is flawed beyond belief. Yes, there will be some growing pains, but it's ultimately necessary. What else would you have us do? Maintain unsustainable population growth so that the mystical, magical, and all-important 'conomy can thrive? That seems a bit shortsighted.
What is effectively happening is a slow genocide, not unlike the one the natives of North America experienced.
How the hell is that genocide?
Or compare the birth rates of France and Germany over the last two hundred years to see the security implications.
Not seeing it. Are you by chance referring to the terrorist bogeyman? Because I'm not a sucker, so I don't buy into the notion that it's as big of a problem as lots of fearmongers claim, especially in first world countries.
And this is all because people have been choosing new cars and bigger homes over having an extra child or two.
Excessive waste is also a problem. We shouldn't replace the excessive waste with more children, however.
but if you have children you will always have something to be rightfully proud of.
Not everyone wants children, so speak for yourself.