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The Pros And Cons Of Uterus Transplantation

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Many new medical procedures have been developing throughout the years, some with great success, others lacking it. Some medics have taken it upon themselves to provide what seems to be an excellent procedure but a huge step back in human ethics. Uterus transplantation has been one of those controversial procedures, and continues to surprise many people of its capability. Uterus transplantation poses too many health risks and is a procedure that shouldn't be practiced. In THE ETHICS OF UTERUS TRANSPLANTATION, a study by Ruby Catsanos, Wendy Rogers, and Mianna Lotz, the authors present both the pros and cons of uterus transplantation, but were more inclined to argue against Uterus Transplantation: just as this paper does. Uterus transplantation, as presented in THE ETHICS OF UTERUS TRANSPLANTATION, is a surgical operation performed on woman who suffer from uterine factor infertility. This means that the woman’s uterus is not healthy enough (due to disease or infertility issues) …show more content…

A negative aspect of the procedure is if the woman can get pregnant, she wouldn't even be able to feel the baby’s kicks. The transplant doesn't connect nerves it “is not presently feasible to do this, and innervation is not essential for the uterus to perform its gestational function” (p.67) . Although a women does become pregnant, the ultimate goal of the procedure, it won’t feel the same as women who don’t get the procedure done. Another difference is that the procedure would have to be a caesarean section, without the option of natural birth. The reason why a woman would undergo uterus transplantation is to make her pregnancy as normal as possible yet it would be quite different. If the woman does decide to have the procedure, she will have to take into consideration the differences in her pregnancy in comparison to other natural pregnancies, leading to ethics

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