1. Religion in Egypt
1.1. Reduce number of reproductive technologies available in Egypt
1.2. Reduce number of willing couples
1.3. Islam
1.3.1. Fatwas
1.3.1.1. Governs new advances
1.3.1.1.1. IVF
1.3.2. Qur'an
1.4. Importance of marriage and reproduction through marital sex
2. Western Tradition
2.1. Autonomy
2.2. Biomedicine=absence of religion
3. Non-Western Tradition
3.1. Social obligation
3.2. Family responsibility
3.3. Communal loyalty
4. Religion in the U.S
4.1. Multi-Belief systems including Islam, Christianity, and Judaism express concerns with RT
4.1.1. A.) disrupt intimacy and procreative potential
4.1.2. B.) introduction of third parties
4.1.3. C.) confusion of lineage
4.1.4. D.) failure to implant fertilized embryos= abortion
4.1.5. E.) dehumanization of reproductive process
4.2. Judaism allows single women to use donors as well as surrogates
4.2.1. Those donors are supposed to be Non-Jews
4.3. Roman Catholics view embryo disposal as murder, Muslims do not
5. Class
5.1. Elites well read in regards to religion and thus more strict regarding principles
6. Racial Bias
6.1. Disgust at the thought of having a "nigger" baby
6.1.1. Part of the concern about the mixing of semen
6.2. Egyptians are Africans
6.2.1. Reminds me of Rwandan genocide where there was light-skinned vs. dark-skinned
6.3. Light-skinned preferred
7. Providers
7.1. Preferably Muslim
7.1.1. Cultural sensitivity
7.2. Private
7.2.1. Concerns with private providers
7.2.1.1. A.) Competition leading to adverse health effects on patients
7.2.1.2. B.) Lack of formal regulation
7.2.1.3. C.) Equity issues
7.2.1.4. D.) Overprivileging of private sector aka the Elite
7.3. Public
7.4. The "human touch" or interpersonal competence
7.4.1. Communication
7.4.1.1. Not a staple in Egyptian medicine nor Western medicine