Lesson 3: Creating life (3)

Sit together with your group
- Joeri, Pooja, Robin, Olivier
- Timo, Mikaïl, Sophie, Alessandro, Lars
- Sven, Inaya, Ronin, Lucy
- Rana, Aaron, Thijmen, Jakob, Allegra
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Sit together with your group
- Joeri, Pooja, Robin, Olivier
- Timo, Mikaïl, Sophie, Alessandro, Lars
- Sven, Inaya, Ronin, Lucy
- Rana, Aaron, Thijmen, Jakob, Allegra

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Lesson 3: Life and ethics

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Program
1. Welcome
2. Baby industry
3. Finish assignment 
4. Prepare for debate

Lesson goal: You know how to apply the two ethical theories and can formulate arguments for both side of a statement


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Dr Jan Karbaat used his own sperm without the knowledge of his patients
The maximum number of donor children is 25

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https://npo.nl/start/serie/de-baby-industrie/seizoen-1/georgisch-geluk/afspelen

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Ethical theories
- Consequentialism: you look at the consequences of one's actions
- Deontology: looks at the action itself


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Babies and science
When conception doesn't happen:
- IFV, ICSI, donors (egg and sperm donors)
- Adoption

When parents have a hereditary diseases:
- Embryo selection
But what if parents want to choose: hair color? Sex of the baby?

When parents can't take care of their children:
- Foster care

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Assignment
- In groups of 4
- Look up more information about: adoption, IFV/ICSI, embryo selection and donor eggs/sperm
- Give a short summary: what is, how does it work, what are the current laws, why do people need/want it?
- Make an overview of the ethical arguments that can be given both in favor and against (at least 5 for each)
- Write arguments for deontology and consequentialism

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Assignment (T0)
- Prepare a debate about the subject you have researched
- You have to write 2 statements  that can be discussed in class about one of the 4 topics discussed
- Assign 2 jury members and one debate leader from your group

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Groups
- Joeri, Pooja, Robin, Olivier: IFV/ICSI
- Timo, Mikail, Sophie, Mohammed, Lars: donor eggs/sperm & surrogacy
- Sven, Inaya, Ronin, Lucy: adoption
- Rana, Aaron, Thijmen, Jakob: embryo selection


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