Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis Research Paper
Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
“Is it morally correct?”
By: David T
How would you feel to be able to know how your child look like before they are born? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis can make it possible for couples to select genetic traits of their newborn baby prior to pregnancy. For example, a couple could select the eye color, height, and sex of their baby through the embryo. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis known as PGD, have controversial issues of whether or not it is ethical to select genetic traits for the fertility. Personally, I felt that it is okay to use PGD for fertilization to certain extent. It is morally correct to use PGD to avoid genetic traits that will harm the future child, such as genetic diseases of cancer or heart problems. However, I believe it is not morally correct to use PGD to single out traits to purpose the perfect child based on looks and characteristics. Pre-implantation Genetic …show more content…
A parent chooses a gender for their child which is against nature. The stereotypical scene of a mother giving birth will have her husband by her side. The husband then inform the family and friends in the waiting room as the mother holds the baby by the arm, “It's a baby boy!” or “It's a girl!” Through PGD, such scene won't occur. Friends or families might ask, “is it a boy or a girl?” and the parents will answer, “Oh, we already know it's a boy; so it wasn't a surprise.” As the baby was born, neither parent will tell the other, “Oh, he have the hair color similar to yours hun.” A statement like such will be answered, “Yeah, we decided the baby to be this way. It turns out that our instructions for the baby is accurate!” Based on my quotations above, do you agree that it is natural for a baby to be born this way? I believe no. However, this might be the future of births. If it is, then, the future of births is not filled with surprises or interesting at
“Is it morally correct?”
By: David T
How would you feel to be able to know how your child look like before they are born? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis can make it possible for couples to select genetic traits of their newborn baby prior to pregnancy. For example, a couple could select the eye color, height, and sex of their baby through the embryo. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis known as PGD, have controversial issues of whether or not it is ethical to select genetic traits for the fertility. Personally, I felt that it is okay to use PGD for fertilization to certain extent. It is morally correct to use PGD to avoid genetic traits that will harm the future child, such as genetic diseases of cancer or heart problems. However, I believe it is not morally correct to use PGD to single out traits to purpose the perfect child based on looks and characteristics. Pre-implantation Genetic …show more content…
A parent chooses a gender for their child which is against nature. The stereotypical scene of a mother giving birth will have her husband by her side. The husband then inform the family and friends in the waiting room as the mother holds the baby by the arm, “It's a baby boy!” or “It's a girl!” Through PGD, such scene won't occur. Friends or families might ask, “is it a boy or a girl?” and the parents will answer, “Oh, we already know it's a boy; so it wasn't a surprise.” As the baby was born, neither parent will tell the other, “Oh, he have the hair color similar to yours hun.” A statement like such will be answered, “Yeah, we decided the baby to be this way. It turns out that our instructions for the baby is accurate!” Based on my quotations above, do you agree that it is natural for a baby to be born this way? I believe no. However, this might be the future of births. If it is, then, the future of births is not filled with surprises or interesting at