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5) Explain the meaning in your own words:

A toddler, an iffy undertaking, to inflict on sb, to nurture, in vitro fertilization, to award custody, a broken home, to invite sympathy, to grapple with, an unbridled expansion, long-term.

6) Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the text:

Ingenious, in vitro fertilization, long-term, to grapple with, to inflict upon, to outstrip, a broken home, to go through a great deal, long-term, sperm, custody, talking arrant nonsense.

  1. _________________________ is a process by which an egg is fertilized by _________________________ outside the body: in vitro. It is a major treatment for infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed.

  2. Children from __________________ are nearly five times more likely to suffer damaging mental troubles than those whose parents stay together.

  3. The government continued to _____________________ the issue of public transport.

  4. Jobs are limited and supply of potential workforce vastly __________________ demand.

  5. In most situations, ______________ is awarded to one parent with whom the child will live most of the time.

  6. It is a frequent observation that persons who _______________________ of trouble or pain to get something tend to value it more highly than persons who get the same thing with a minimum of effort.

  7. I have problems with speaking in public: every time I see people waiting for me to say something, I start jabbering and ________________________.

  8. Human _______________________ memory is, obviously enough, intended for storage of information over a long period.

  9. Heavy rains have _____________ a lot of damage ________ people in this region.

  10. This fellow is ________________; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had with my car.

7) Answer the questions:

  1. What problem have the Davises had to face with once their marriage fell apart?

  2. Why is this case considered to be ambiguous in terms of the legal system of the USA?

  3. Which of the spouses was awarded the custody of the eggs? Why?

  4. What reason did Mr. Davis give to the court?

  5. Which of the spouses invites your sympathy? Why?

  6. What solution would you offer to their problem?

8) Work in groups. Read the statements below. Discuss whether Codrescu and/or McCollister would agree with them. Discuss how and why the two opinions are the same or different.

Life may not begin at conception.

Mrs. Davis had the right to keep her embryos.

Embryos should be viewed more as people than as property.

Mr. Davis should not be expected to be a parent to any of the seven embryos.

Our current laws are insufficient in solving ethical issues.

We need to define what constitutes a human being.

Technology has gone too far.

After you have distinguished the opinions of the commentator and the author, express your own opinions or statements. Discuss them in groups.

The following reading presents true cases that raise the issue of what the legal status of frozen embryos should be. Study the cases.