As the popularity of these assisted reproductive technologies become more widespread and acceptable, we can attribute this to the uprising of a new form of eugenics. Michael Dorsey (2002), a Thurgood Marshall Fellow in Residence at Dartmouth College stated “accepting the logic of eugenics in one context opens the door for justifying more controversial practices.” These controversial practices will be detrimental and lead to various ethical and moral issues within society. The word Eugenics was first coined by a British scientist who then distinguished two forms of Eugenics, positive and negative. Positive being the process of using preferential breeding in order to better the human race. Negative is discouraging or legally prohibiting reproduction
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Not only will these classes be separated by how much money they make but may even be separated by their genetic makeup. The cost of IVF and PGD in the united states could be costly, ranging from about $16,000 to $25,000. (Sherbahn, 2016) This is due to the variance in medication and the dosages needed for the procedure. We must be aware of the impact this will have on society and undesirable traits will eventually be traits of the poor socioeconomic classes who could not afford these reproductive treatments and technology that would make their “perfect baby”. A superior race may become of the wealthier people in the world and may not be limited to the citizens of the United States as more and more people may want to come to the United states to take advantage of their lack of …show more content…
They are essentially a baby used for spare parts and this will only lead to the promotion of more savior babies undergoing what they see as vicious attacks to their bodies. Stories such as My Sister's Keeper highlighted the potential effects this could have to a family and both the sibling and the savior sibling. Kant's categorical imperative and Feinberg's rights-in-trust are the grounds by which I will argue that the children involved are not thought of
Not only will these classes be separated by how much money they make but may even be separated by their genetic makeup. The cost of IVF and PGD in the united states could be costly, ranging from about $16,000 to $25,000. (Sherbahn, 2016) This is due to the variance in medication and the dosages needed for the procedure. We must be aware of the impact this will have on society and undesirable traits will eventually be traits of the poor socioeconomic classes who could not afford these reproductive treatments and technology that would make their “perfect baby”. A superior race may become of the wealthier people in the world and may not be limited to the citizens of the United States as more and more people may want to come to the United states to take advantage of their lack of …show more content…
They are essentially a baby used for spare parts and this will only lead to the promotion of more savior babies undergoing what they see as vicious attacks to their bodies. Stories such as My Sister's Keeper highlighted the potential effects this could have to a family and both the sibling and the savior sibling. Kant's categorical imperative and Feinberg's rights-in-trust are the grounds by which I will argue that the children involved are not thought of