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  Women have the natural, and unalienable right to control their own fecundity. The notion that a woman can be forced to have a child against her will defies the basic precept of an unalienable right. "Unalienable rights" means those rights which belong to individuals as part of nature, and which every person is entitled to enjoy. The rights of personal security, of personal liberty, and private property do not depend upon the U.S. Constitution or any law for their existence. The philosopher John Locke, who provided the intellectual inspiration for Thomas Jefferson's "unalienable rights" assertion in the Declaration of Independence, expressed it this way: "No one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions." Abortion Admittedly there is a tension created between the "rights" of the mother… Continue reading | 9 Comments

Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Even though a women's menstrual cycle will continue to be regular in her 30's and 40's, the quality of the eggs ovulated each month will be poorer than those of her 20's. Though not as abrupt or noticeable as menopause in women, changes in fertility do occur in men as they age. The causes of infertility are multiple: Female factors

• Ovulatory dysfunction
• Tubal/uterine/peritoneal factor
• Endometriosis
• Cervical factor
• Immunological problems, chromosomal abnormalities, cancer chemotherapy, and serious illnesses
• One should distinguish infertility and fecundity problem (the ability to produce a live offspring after pregnancy occurs) when immunological problems are involved

Male factors

• Abnormal semen: decreased sperm counts, failure of sperm maturation