Issues related to infertility in Africa: An ethical scan
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbar.v9i9.4898Keywords:
Infertility, Biotechnology, Artificial insemination, surrogacyAbstract
For many individuals, having offspring is a definitive dream. Shockingly, however, for a few, the problem of infertility can be to a great degree disastrous and annihilating to their tentative dreams. Infertility especially within African context is a hot matter issue and quite plaguing to social relations and marital institution. In Sub-Saharan Africa for instance, high esteem is set on children and the individuals who infertile extraordinarily stigmatized. This has lead many in need of children to resort to some unethical, degrading things and approaches not minding weather it natural or unnatural against all odds. There have seems to be lot embracement of science and technology as regards this issue which has raised much ethical questions. It is the concern of this paper to critically x-ray bioethical issues such as artificial womb, artificial insemination, surrogacy, sperm and eggs donation which are issues caused by infertility.
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