The document discusses Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT), a fertility treatment where eggs are fertilized in vitro and the resulting zygote is then placed in the fallopian tubes. It notes ZIFT is invasive, has a low success rate of about 26%, and involves stimulating a woman's ovaries to produce multiple eggs, selecting the best zygote to implant while others may be frozen or discarded. The document argues ZIFT is morally unacceptable as it removes procreation from marriage, does not respect the sanctity of life, and can involve eugenics in selecting the best embryo.

1. Brian Lese

2.  Other treatments have been unsuccessful, such
as In Vitro Fertilization
 Significant damage to the fallopian tubes
 Ovulation problems
 Sperm that cannot penetrate an egg
 Male partner has a low sperm count
 Fallopian tubes must be open

3.  One of the most invasive of all reproductive
treatments
 Similar to basic In Vitro Fertilization
 Less than 1% of all reproductive procedures
performed
 About 240 ZIFT babies are born every year in
the US

4.  Woman takes a fertility drug to stimulate
ovaries to produce several eggs
 Eggs are then combined with the husband’s
sperm in a lab, outside of the mother
 1 zygote is then placed into one of the woman’s
fallopian tubes
 Extra zygotes can be frozen in case the first trial
does not work
 The zygote then travels through the fallopian
tube and implants itself on the uterine wall

5.  Varies depending on the age of the couple and
the seriousness of how infertile each spouse
may be
 Like natural births, younger women have a
better chance of becoming pregnant compared
to a woman of older age
 The total success rate of ZIFT is approximately
26%

6.  Both include the embryo being conceived
outside of the mother
 Both allow a doctor to select the embryo with
the best chance of implantation
 ZIFT embryos are transferred to the fallopian
tubes while IVF embryos are transferred
directly to the uterus
 this requires an extra procedure for ZIFT called
a laproscopy

7.  GIFT: gamete intrafallopian transfer
 ZIFT includes an already conceived embryo
placed into the fallopian tubes
 GIFT includes the sperm and eggs that have
not yet been fertilized that are placed into the
fallopian tubes in hope that a child will be
conceived within the mother

8.  All human beings are entitled to life and
dignity that cannot be damaged or taken by
anyone or anything
 All humans are entitled to this right and under
no circumstances should these rights be taken
from a human being
 Very relevant when applied towards moral
standards of artificial conception

9.  Marriage is an unbreakable and unending
bond between a man and woman
 Marriage has the ultimate purpose of love and
procreation
 Reproductive technologies cannot diminish the
sanctity of marriage in any way
 These technologies cannot replace procreation,
they can only assist in the completion of
procreation

10.  With ZIFT, life is not created within the
mother, it is created in a lab
 The “best” eggs are selected for possible
conception
 Extra embryos that are conceived are later
disposed of either by the lab or through no
implantation within the mother
 If more than one embryo survives within the
mother, a doctor selects the one with best
chance of survival and fewest defects to keep

11.  ZIFT violates the sanctity of marriage by
removing precreation from a marriage
 It involves eugenics in which the best embryo
of the group is chosen to survive and others are
discarded
 Clearly, ZIFT is morally unacceptable