discuss the ethical implications of taking fertility drugs.?

Question

Fertility drugs have greatly increased the incidence of multiple births. When more than two embryos share the uterus, the incidence of premature birth and developmental problems increases substantially. The medical cost of caring for multiple premature infants is staggering. When fertility drugs produce multiple embryos, the physician can selectively eliminate some of these embryos early in development, so the remaining few have a better chance to develop fully and normally. Given these facts, discuss the ethical implications of taking fertility drugs.

Answer 1

Is an embryo a human being? If so, is selective reduction murder? When does an embryo become a fetus? Do it's rights change at some point? Do we as humans have the capacity and right to decide which embryo has the right to life?

I guess it mostly depends on your view of what is a human being and who has the power of life and death over one.

Answer 2

with fertility drugs you could over ovulate and then you have to think, am I ready to take care of twins, or triplets or quintuplets? It's irresponsible to take the risk of ending up with multiples if you aren't willing to handle it or think backing out is an option. Cause its not when you clearly chose to take the drugs. Also, my eliminating "excess" embryos, you terminate a life. Have you ever had something dangled in front of you then, ha! just kidding. You can't do that to a baby either, don't give it life (which starts from conception) and cut it off.