Bioethics is the study about morality of healthcare policy and biotechnology related issues. As science and technology progresses over time, it is essential to evaluate the new innovations and procedures to avoid major problems. Before the advancement of technology, designer babies were an idea from a science fiction story. Designer baby is the term used to describe a child conceived from genetic engineering for the purpose of selecting special traits. Almost one million babies have been born since the first child conceived from assisted reproductive techniques in 1978 (Soni, 2006). Infertility affected 1 out of every 6 couples in western countries (Soni, 2006). Fifteen to twenty percent of males in western counties are affected by infertility
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PDG use to diagnose risk of late- onset diseases and predisposition to cancer is highly ethically debatable. Some diseases like Huntington’s disease that is late-onset are difficult to defend at prenatal diagnosis (Sermon, 2006). Late-onset diseases have full penetrance, and are often incurable. In non-disclosure PGD, patients may wish to have a child without disease but want to remain unaware of their own genetic carrier or disease status (Sermon,2006). Cancer predisposition syndromes have the possibility of being cured and do not have full penetrance (Sermon, 2006). There are arguments that support PDG for indicating late-onset disease and cancer as ethically acceptable for two main reasons. The first reason is because of the mental stain that is placed on patients that carry the disease. The second reason the patients care takers also undergo immense mental, physical, and financial stress while trying to support a sick loved one. Many look at PDG as preventative measure of pain for both the carrier of a disease, and their support group. Parents should be allowed to make the decision for these types of circumstances, because situations can differ greatly from case to case and would be hard to regulate of the government …show more content…
Opponents of sex selection argue that is could lead to gender discrimination (Sermon,2006). Those in favor for sex selection do not believe that a parent’s ability to choose the sex of their child would skew overall sex distribution. Those in favor for sex selection view choosing the sex as a way to balance the gender in a family. Sex selection in these instances would be granted to a family that may have one or multiple children with the same sex. Making it a requirement for parents to have a child before being able to select the sex helps avoid the potential to skew sex rations and solves the issue of discrimination against a
PDG use to diagnose risk of late- onset diseases and predisposition to cancer is highly ethically debatable. Some diseases like Huntington’s disease that is late-onset are difficult to defend at prenatal diagnosis (Sermon, 2006). Late-onset diseases have full penetrance, and are often incurable. In non-disclosure PGD, patients may wish to have a child without disease but want to remain unaware of their own genetic carrier or disease status (Sermon,2006). Cancer predisposition syndromes have the possibility of being cured and do not have full penetrance (Sermon, 2006). There are arguments that support PDG for indicating late-onset disease and cancer as ethically acceptable for two main reasons. The first reason is because of the mental stain that is placed on patients that carry the disease. The second reason the patients care takers also undergo immense mental, physical, and financial stress while trying to support a sick loved one. Many look at PDG as preventative measure of pain for both the carrier of a disease, and their support group. Parents should be allowed to make the decision for these types of circumstances, because situations can differ greatly from case to case and would be hard to regulate of the government …show more content…
Opponents of sex selection argue that is could lead to gender discrimination (Sermon,2006). Those in favor for sex selection do not believe that a parent’s ability to choose the sex of their child would skew overall sex distribution. Those in favor for sex selection view choosing the sex as a way to balance the gender in a family. Sex selection in these instances would be granted to a family that may have one or multiple children with the same sex. Making it a requirement for parents to have a child before being able to select the sex helps avoid the potential to skew sex rations and solves the issue of discrimination against a