Publication Date
Spring 2016
School
School of Nursing
Major
Nursing (B.S.N.)
Keywords
embryo adoption; stem cell research; snowflake babies; adoption; IVF; in vitro fertilization
Disciplines
Family Practice Nursing | Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing | Reproductive and Urinary Physiology
Recommended Citation
Walters, Rachel M., "Embryo Adoption as an Ethical Option for Couples Faced With Infertility" (2016). Senior Honors Theses. 589.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/589
Abstract
Embryo adoption takes embryos that are still forming and introduces them into the uterus of a woman with whom they do not share any genetic material. If pregnancy does ensue and continues without complications, the child that will be born will not share any genes with the woman who carried him or her. In addition, if the child is born to parents who already have other children, the children in the adoptive family will share no biological link to the newborn. Essentially, the child will have two families—a biological family and an adoptive family. This thesis will explore and discuss the different debates and questions that arise with embryo adoption, as well as how different populations perceive embryo adoption.
Included in
Family Practice Nursing Commons, Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing Commons, Reproductive and Urinary Physiology Commons
