ABSTRACT
The advances in the field of reproductive medicine have created new treatment possibilities for infertile couples that previously did not exist. This progress has benefited many but has resulted in the emergence of challenging ethical dilemmas. In today’s practice of reproductive medicine, ethics is playing an everincreasing role. The specialty is ethically charged because of its focus on reproduction. Even though the concept of reproduction means something different to all of us, the ultimate goal is to produce an offspring and nurture that offspring. While nobody refutes this, the disagreement focuses on the means that may be required to achieve this goal. Society views the act of reproduction as a private, natural, and conjugal act between two people. In many cases, treatment with the available technology does everything but meet these criteria. Nevertheless, the right to procreate or reproduce is a liberty that is held sacred by all of us. As caregivers we must respect this right, but at the same time it is our responsibility to use the available technologies in a responsible manner.This is the role of ethics in reproductive medicine.
