The question of “designer babies” is one that is fairly recent and controversy of the topic starts from the very definition of the term. When one is presented with the term “designer babies”, Most people imagine a genetically engineered being who is less human and more technology. This false stigma mainly comes from the negative reputation of Genetically modified species such as food or animals. However, the reality is quite different, it can be argued that even choosing a fertilised cell as an embryo during IVF is a form of a designer baby. After conducting a questionnaire; 86.76% of people believed a “designer baby” was a being which was genetically engineered to have selective traits. However, there is the risk that with new technology,
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As parents they will love their child especially however, if they are unable to care for the child or are children themselves, it can become very difficult. What kind of a life will the child have, both in terms of how they are treated and psychologically knowing they were never wanted? Moreover, can you punish a woman in that way? The father played an equal role in the conception however, may leave the woman and child, leaving the woman to be punished. How can society reform and advance if the woman is forced to take care of a child without a …show more content…
Before abortion was may legally available in the UK and even more before the pill was introduced, women used to be forced to get backstreet abortions. Often, a woman cannot have a child due to reasons such as; she is too young, her family may disown her or other social pressures. In these cases, they were forced to get backstreet abortions. These happened in unsterile conditions where there was a high chance of getting an infection or it not being fully successful, causing a lot of pain and often death. Often, there wasn’t even a trained doctor present and the instruments were re-used on multiple women. If the surgery went wrong, the woman could have a major haemorrhage. Currently, In the UK, the theatre team have to check the “major haemorrhage kit” before every operation, they have an emergency button on hand and are trained to deal with an emergency. This was often not the case in the illegal operations and many women would
As parents they will love their child especially however, if they are unable to care for the child or are children themselves, it can become very difficult. What kind of a life will the child have, both in terms of how they are treated and psychologically knowing they were never wanted? Moreover, can you punish a woman in that way? The father played an equal role in the conception however, may leave the woman and child, leaving the woman to be punished. How can society reform and advance if the woman is forced to take care of a child without a …show more content…
Before abortion was may legally available in the UK and even more before the pill was introduced, women used to be forced to get backstreet abortions. Often, a woman cannot have a child due to reasons such as; she is too young, her family may disown her or other social pressures. In these cases, they were forced to get backstreet abortions. These happened in unsterile conditions where there was a high chance of getting an infection or it not being fully successful, causing a lot of pain and often death. Often, there wasn’t even a trained doctor present and the instruments were re-used on multiple women. If the surgery went wrong, the woman could have a major haemorrhage. Currently, In the UK, the theatre team have to check the “major haemorrhage kit” before every operation, they have an emergency button on hand and are trained to deal with an emergency. This was often not the case in the illegal operations and many women would