The concept of Natural Law plays an important role; the normative behavior rationally determined; two senses of it pertaining to Reproductive Technologies
narrow--only through conjugal intercourse, carried by gestational mother
broad--fulfill human purpose through procreation
if the narrow alone is right, then the broad is impermissible; but if the broad is right, then
the narrow is not necessarily wrong or the only understanding of Reproductive Technologies
Moral justification for procreation
wrong to have children as 1)pets or 2) commodities
having children becomes an extension of the morality of the family
the biblical command "to be fruitful"--no generation can treat itself as the "terminal generation"
the family must have a moral purpose--the moral genealogy of the family determines the morality
having a progeny
having children is a sign of hope and faithfulness to God (Hauerwas)
The moral justification of having children does not rule out the broad sense of justifying Reproductive Technologies
using Reproductive Technologies as a "machine"--control and dominance
using them as "techne"--to fulfill the moral purpose