CSC 625 - POLICY, MANAGEMENT, ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTION

College of Health Sciences

Credits: 2

Policy Current and anticipated regulation of assisted reproductive technology (ART) will be discussed. Laboratory management will be covered extensively and will include development of quality control and quality assurance programs for ART and andrology laboratories, Basic ethics principles will be introduced and ethical issues associated with the practice of ART will focus on controversial and research procedures, including embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, fetal reduction, nuclear and cytoplasmic transfer, embryo freezing and storage, gestational hosts and surrogacy. Legal cases and rulings will be used to demonstrate liabilities associated with the medical and laboratory practice or ART.

Prerequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s) for course as changes: CSC 528, CSC 615, CSC 616, CSC 617 , CSC 618, CSC 621, and CSC 624 or consent of instructor.