Comments on: Reproductive Freedom

By: Michael Cook

Michael Cook — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:46:37 +0000

The Suleman case reveals a strategic weakness in the pro-choice argument, it seems to me. Don’t the sentence below allow doctors to refuse to do abortions?

“Of course, physicians are not mere technicians for hire that must willy-nilly obey their patient’s wishes… Physicians should have the freedom to refuse a patient’s request if they feel the patient would be compromising the quality of life of the resulting child…”

By: Manda

Manda — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:50:14 +0000

Whenever the taxpayer’s are supporting directly/indirectly, government should have regulation. Every one has right to make decision, but not if you will be looking for financial help from outside. Doctors who care for publicity more and do not care for ethical or moral aspect of their decision, in my opinion has failed in their main responsibility to society.

Writer should focus on how to stop this kind of things happening again in the society? Do we need tougher regulation? Do we need oversight? who should decide right or wrong or how many is too many? Patient or Doctor or third oversight party?

By: K.A. Wallace

K.A. Wallace — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:08:54 +0000

I am a strong supporter of reproductive freedom for women, and hence, an unwavering supporter of a woman’s right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. It seems to me that this is required, if as a society, we subscribe to the idea that neither the government nor anyone else ought to be able to coerce bodily use, that the individual has a right of non-interference by the government or anyone else in the intimate and invasive use of one’s body that is pregnancy. However, I am less certain that this extends to a positive specific right to medical technology to enact an alleged right to reproduce. It may be that the American Society for Reproductive Medicine should be strengthening its guidelines and enforcement policies with regard to ART. But, it might also be appropriate to be having a wider discussion about what a right to reproduction should entail in the context of a broad discussion about sustainable population.

By: Rajendra Shah

Rajendra Shah — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:25:19 +0000

This is a great article! On one hand it shows advancement in female’s freedom, choices, and medical technology. In light of Ms Suleman’s case, it shows results of such choices, sometimes.
I encourage the writers for further reasearch.

Mr. Shah