Most of you are pretty familiar with my moral values and political views. I tend to lean a little to the left and I think people should be allowed to make up their own minds about issues that come up in their own lives. I think a lot of the time, though, it's hard to see the ramifications of laws and policies and even developing technology until you are involved with it. I think this is a good example of that.
Due to my experience with the IVF process, I have found myself in the middle of several strange conversations about medical procedures I had only heard about on the news.. I never thought about multiples or frozen embryos at all and now they raise all sorts of ethical issues I didn't see coming. Here are a few of the big ones:
1. What do we do if we have leftover embryos? Our options include destroying them, "adopting" them out, donating them, or paying storage fees (yep) indefinitely.
2. If we have leftover embryos and my IVF cycle doesn't work and something should happen to Charlie, would he be comfortable with me trying again on my own?
3. If we have 2 embryos implanted and they split, and we end up with quads, should we do a selective reduction?
4. If something happens to both of us, who "owns" our frozen embryos?
5. Who gave birth to and raised those stupid truck drivers with naked lady stillouhetts on their mudflaps?
Just a few to contemplate while I'm waiting for shot time.
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