The Pros And Cons Of Genetic Screening

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To my way of thinking, under all circumstances in the United States, genetic screening is appropriate. I state this, because it should be the mother’s choice to decide what happens to her embryos, we have the technology to do so, so why not use it, but some are concerned of what could happen in the future if we use this technology. Genetic screening is acquired after in vitro fertilization when one single cell is taken from an embryo and screened for sex, disease, and many other genetic traits. After they are screened the parents can choose which embryo they want implanted. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis is controversial because some say the ethicality is not sound in the way that it does the job of nature and we should not have control

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