Gene Manipulation Research Paper

Throughout time, man has always questioned science. Man has been curious about life, space, our bodies, and our existence. Man has gone as far as to the moon, and cloning.
Everyday there are new developments being researched. Along with these developments come the people's opinion. Many people question the positive outcomes and negative outcomes of procedures such as gene manipulation, cloning, in vitro fertilization and fetal tissue implants. To this day, scientists are researching and developing ways to
"design" their children by selecting their sex, height, intelligence, and color of eyes.
People question the morality of gene manipulation. Is it right to "design" our children?
What are the consequences? The practice of gene manipulation
William has six sons and will now have a daughter due to the fertility procedure. He wants to balance his family and believes that it will create a happier family. In the five years of this procedure, the lab finds the demand for boys and girls is about equal. In fact, there re more chances to get a girl than a boy. Of the parents wanting a girl, ninety-two percent got one and of those wanting boys, sixty-nine got one.
(Joyce) Many say this is just the beginning. Within a decade or two, parents will be able to determine the height, eye color, body type, hair color, possibly their IQ and personality type before they are born. The Bishop of Edinburgh wants to stop parents from being able to do this because he believes that genetic engineering should only be done for "medical reasons ".To him, the idea of designer babies with good looks and a high IQ is
Frankenstein-ish. (Wright) But what is the difference? Doctors and therapists consider learning disabilities to be medical problems, and if there is a way to diagnose and cure them before birth, then we will be able to raise IQ scores. Parents will also be
It is a simple blood test given to the mother which checks the levels of three hormones in the blood. This test is over ninety-five percent accurate. Presently the State of California requires all doctors to offer this test to pregnant women, however the women may refuse to take it. The State of California, in addition, pays for the test which is approximately one hundred dollars. Insurance companies will not have to worry about those one hundred dollars per pregnant woman. On the other hand, gene selection such as selecting the baby's color of eyes and hair should be paid by the parents. Although the cost may be an obstacle, gene manipulation will benefit many people with genetic diseases. Like any medical procedure, the cost is not attainable by everyone, but with time it will lower. Economically, gene manipulation can be a disadvantage to many. The concern people have is that they may not afford to test their children for diseases. "If you are going to disadvantage even further those who are already disadvantaged," says bioethicist Ruth Maiklin of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, "then that does raise serious raise serious concern." (Begley) With the good, must come the bad. For