Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark Is IVF a Huge Ethical Mistake? | Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, MD
Apr 18, 2025
Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a physician specializing in psychiatry with a focus on bioethics, dives deep into the ethical quandaries surrounding IVF and reproductive technologies. He discusses the moral costs of embryo destruction, unregulated practices in the IVF industry, and chilling parallels to historical eugenics. Kheriaty emphasizes the need for better regulations and critiques profit-driven motives that jeopardize child welfare. This thought-provoking conversation challenges listeners to reconsider conventional views on fertility treatments and their societal implications.
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Technology Isn't Always Good
- Technology is not inherently good and can have profound ethical consequences.
- Biomedical advances like IVF require careful ethical consideration due to their impact on human life.
Surrogacy Ethical Conflict Example
- A surrogacy case revealed ethical conflicts when intended parents abandoned a twin with a heart condition.
- The surrogate opposed abortion and the baby needed hospital care and adoptive parents.
Genetic Testing and Eugenics
- Pre-implantation genetic testing revives eugenics-like attitudes by discarding 'unfit' embryos.
- It transforms new life into a quality-controlled product rather than a gift to be welcomed.