Procreation and Reproduction Controversies
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Meilaender’s readingsThe issues relating to procreation and that reproduction which are being begotten versus or cloning are quite controversial in religious as well as in scientific world. Procreation is identified as the bringing forth an offspring whereas, reproduction is depicted as the formation so producedfrom the parents [ CITATION Gil17 \l 1033 ]. Again, Cloning resembles replication which becomes genetically identical to the organism which was originally used in the process. But, Meilaender views it from morality perspective and from the perspective of Christianity the importance of child is a gift from God and so he does is opposed to the fact that, child is a product [ CITATION Gil97 \l 1033 ]. Again, Meilaender believes that, procreation is a natural phenomenon and have the divine influence on it, and highlights reproduction, rather assisted reproduction as unnatural, and based on the same thoughts, he argues that, a child can only be begotten and can in no way be made, and furthermore symbolises the mating or the union of the parents, as the mutual love which then manifests the very fact that, the birth of the child is only through giving love which created a life [ CITATION Gil97 \l 1033 ]. As Meilaender defines procreation, he condemns reproduction as such thing which cannot be included in procreation. Thus, he holds the belief that surrogacy or IVF or sperm or egg donation as the unnatural methods which as the collaborations from third parties and not naturally occurring out mutual love of the parents [ CITATION Gil17 \l 1033 ]. According to me, I personally agree with the author, that child cannot be held as a product, since making human being as a product only implies that, God incurred some mistakes. ReferencesGilbert Meilaender. (1997). BEGETTING AND CLONING. Retrieved from https://www.firstthings.com/article/1997/06/005-begetting-and-cloningGilbert Meilaender. (2017). Meilaender on Marriage & Children. Retrieved from https://theologyandchurch.com/2017/04/10/meilaender-on-marriage-children/
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