Infertile Couple: Right to procreate

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have buttressed its position as a key alternative of natural conception. The notion of the technology is socially-ethically-legally intertwined with the newer understanding of family and responsibility. The application of ART by IVF practitioners has been implicated not only in the decision-making process borne by the patient-clinician bond but also from the outcome of the knowledge level of couple concerning the number of options. There is a significant association between the access of technology available to couples and the extent of technology usage to be opted by the IVF practitioners poses a serious challenge pertaining to the safety and ethics of the impact of the procedure. The point of conflict rises about the discretionary approach of whether couples primarily require treatment coverage against reproductive disorders or undergoing an ART procedure for assisted conception. This immediately brings about two pertinent questions of rights to be enjoyed by the couples for baby and by the IVF practitioners for using the respective technology. In this paper, I will discuss issues of rights to be imposed by the government, clinicians and couples for ‘better understanding of this field’ eventually to seek a rationale about the usage of this technique for couple’s family procreation.