Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement.

  1. Because of the number of ethical issues surrounding assisted reproductive technologies, such as ownership of unwanted frozen embryos, assisted reproduction should be regulated.


    2. Agree Disagree

  2. Natural, or unassisted, reproduction is not regulated so assisted reproduction should also not be regulated.


    3. Agree Disagree

  3. Only certain procedures of assisted reproduction, such as choosing the sex or other characteristics of the embryo before implantation, should be regulated.


    4. Agree Disagree

  4. People using assisted reproduction should hire a lawyer to help make decisions in advance, but no general regulations should be made controlling assisted reproduction.


    5. Agree Disagree

  5. Unregulated assisted reproduction can lead to eugenics, similar to what Adolf Hitler tried to attain; thus, these procedures should be either carefully regulated or banned altogether.


    6. Agree Disagree

  6. If techniques are available to help couple conceive children that are free of genetic diseases, then these techniques should be used without being regulated.


    7. Agree Disagree

  7. People choose mates selectively, therefore there is no reason not to implant embryos with certain characteristics, although any remaining embryos should not be destroyed.


    8. Agree Disagree

  8. Reproduction is a matter of personal choice, therefore it should not be regulated.


    9. Agree Disagree

  9. Only certain certified clinics should be allowed to use assisted reproductive technologies, thereby eliminating many of the currently existing problems.


    10. Agree Disagree

  10. Every embryo, regardless of how it is conceived, has the right to exist and needs no regulations.


    11. Agree Disagree

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