This week, Rhys and Colin continue their readthrough of Begotten or Made? by Oliver O'Donovan. In Ch. 3, O'Donovan finally addresses the topic of artificial insemination, addressing questions about the ends of medical intervention; the differences between cure, compensation, and circumvention in treatment; and the ethics of involving a third party in the reproductive process.

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Timestamps
00:00:00 – 00:10:39 - Intro; recap; the possibility of artificial insemination by donor
00:10:50 – 00:24:43 - the ends of AID; the multiple goods of the procreative organs; cure, circumvention, and compensation
00:24:54 – 00:38:39 - ethics of the third party in AID; reproduction a private act; proxy relationships and their limits
00:38:38 – 00:50:14 - the Patriarchal and Levirate patterns in Scripture; problematic anonymity of AID
00:50:23 - end - What We’re Reading; Spotlight; wrap-up

Currently Reading
Colin: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Rhys: Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes

Texts Discussed
Begotten or Made? by Oliver O'Donovan

Spotlight
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Music
Intro and Outro:
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Link Music:
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