Posted on 08/29/2024 2:23:42 PM PDT by mooncoin
There used to be more selective terminations. I agree with you. That is murder.
Now selective termination is unusual since most clinics and parents choose to implant one or at the most two embryo. I have maintained that only one embryo should be transferred or two if the couple will welcome twins. I was shocked in my research today to learn that selective reductions are common in pregnancies that are not related to IVF, just naturally occurring twins & triplets.
No they are donated to couples who cannot have children.
Excuse me that was a 2013 article. Articles fro 2022 & 2024 do not find issues in children conceived through IVF
Melbourne did a exhaustive study on children born through 2009 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9773093/
Review article in lay press
https://www.womenshealthmelbourne.com.au/blog/long-term-outcomes-of-ivf-for-mothers-and-babies
IVF long term outcomes:
The first IVF birth occurred in the late 1970’s. To date, more that 5 million children have been born through IVF.
As it is a relatively new technology (in the grand scheme of things) there have been some concerns about whether IVF conceived people may suffer long term health problems. There have also been concerns as to whether women who have had IVF treatment (whether successful or not) may be at risk of long term health problems.
Happily, studies to date overwhelmingly show that our fears are largely unfounded.
We are souls.
We have bodies.
Thank you BP.
The IVF process takes time, is hard in terms of the capacity of humans to endure it even a couple of times or three times max, and it entails risks as shown below (from the Mayo Clinic website).
One wonders if the quantity restriction being discussed here is one to which individuals who are not devout Catholics will adhere, should Trump’s proposal become law. If it is known that they won’t, it shouldn’t become law.
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Risks
IVF raises the chances of certain health problems. From short term to longer term, these risks include:
1. Stress
IVF can be draining for the body, mind and finances. Support from counselors, family and friends can help you and your partner through the ups and downs of infertility treatment.
2. Complications from the procedure to retrieve eggs
After you take medicines to spur the growth of sacs in the ovaries that each contain an egg, a procedure is done to collect the eggs. This is called egg retrieval. Ultrasound images are used to guide a long, thin needle through the vagina and into the sacs, also called follicles, to harvest the eggs. The needle could cause bleeding, infection or damage to the bowel, bladder or a blood vessel. Risks are also linked with medicines that can help you sleep and prevent pain during the procedure, called anesthesia.
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. This is a condition in which the ovaries become swollen and painful. It can be caused by receiving shots of fertility medicines, such as human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), to trigger ovulation.
3. Symptoms often last up to a week. They include mild belly pain, bloating, upset stomach, vomiting and diarrhea. If you become pregnant, your symptoms might last a few weeks. Rarely, some people get a worse form of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome that also can cause rapid weight gain and shortness of breath.
4. Miscarriage
The rate of miscarriage for people who conceive using IVF with fresh embryos is similar to that of people who conceive naturally — about 15% for pregnant people in their 20s to over 50% for those in their 40s. The rate rises with the pregnant person’s age.
5. Ectopic pregnancy
This is a condition in which a fertilized egg attaches to tissue outside the uterus, often in a fallopian tube. The embryo can’t survive outside the uterus, and there’s no way to continue the pregnancy. A small percentage of people who use IVF will have an ectopic pregnancy.
6. Multiple pregnancy
IVF raises the risk of having more than one baby. Becoming pregnant with multiple babies carries higher risks of pregnancy-related high blood pressure and diabetes, early labor and delivery, low birth weight, and birth defects than does pregnancy with a single baby.
7. Birth defects
The age of the mother is the main risk factor for birth defects, no matter how the child is conceived. But assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF are linked with a slightly higher risk of a baby being born with heart issues, digestive problems or other conditions. More research is needed to find out if it’s IVF that causes this raised risk or something else.
8. Premature delivery and low birth weight.
Research suggests that IVF slightly raises the risk that the baby will be born early or with a low birth weight.
9. Cancer
Some early studies suggested that certain medicines used to stimulate egg growth might be linked with getting a specific type of ovarian tumor. But more-recent studies do not support these findings. There doesn’t seem to be a significantly higher risk of breast, endometrial, cervical or ovarian cancer after IVF.
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Here’s the webpage from which I was substantively quoting regarding IVF risks:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/in-vitro-fertilization/about/pac-20384716
I don’t believe this. IVF is the harvesting and killing of babies. He says he not only favors it, but thinks the Government should pay for it?
The promises and money for everything is just getting started. The closer to the election, the more these politicians will promise for other people and groups.
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