The Psyche of the Test Tube Baby & the Bioethics of Fatherhood

  

A generation ago, the first "test tube baby" was born in Britain in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 1978. Since then, more than three million children are born with the help of reproductive technology. In fact, the first test tube baby in the United States had a baby of her own: Elizabeth Comeau, 29, his first son, Trevor James Comeau delivered on August 6, 2010. The arrival of IVF provides easy accessibility option for singles and mismo- homosexual couples who want children and test tube baby technology the presence of a parent can be removed from the family equation. As the number of children growing up without father continues to accelerate, the focus should be on what the effects of father absence are in the emotional development of children.
  The negative effects of father absence has been well documented and the statistics are grim:
* 72% of all adolescent murderers grew up without parents. A* 75% of teen suicides occur in single-parent families. 2* 90% of all homeless runaway children are from fatherless homes. 2
   The decline of fatherhood is a major force behind many of the most disturbing problems facing America: crime and juvenile delinquency; premature births outside marriage and sexuality of adolescents; the deterioration of educational attainment; depression, substance abuse, and alienation among adolescents; and the increasing number of women and children in poverty. Three
   Father is a social problem exacerbated by the collapse of the traditional family, the glorification of single motherhood and denigration of parenting.
   In the new world of today, in vitro fertilization is considered a common procedure used by infertile couples and single women around the world. As society evolves in this new era, we must consider the value of the traditional family structure, increasing the father's absence, and adverse effects on cognitive and emotional development of children. The enormous psychological challenges faced by children without both parents should be recognized as an alarming social dilemma. Adopt IVF technology without fully understanding the consequences for the future of these children is irresponsible and short-sighted.