Genetic discrimination

overpopulation on the Earth, a new type of discrimination, and the potential loss of genetic diversity. Genetically engineering our offspring could greatly affect future generations for many years, and should never be allowed for the sake of many generations to come. Changing the way we reproduce should never be able to happen because it could change a child’s appearance and personality, create a new way to discriminate against other people, and contribute to the loss of genetic diversity.…

contains a full genetic program that gives that individual their own genetic identity. This contributes to genetic testing and how individuals can be identified today. One of the first known DNA identifications was in India in 1193 where Jai Chand, a great Indian monarchy, was destroyed by Muhammad’s army and Jai Chand, Raja of Kanauji, was murdered and he was then identified by his false teeth (Balachander, Babu, Jimson, Priyadharsini, & Masthan, 2016, p. 3). Ever since then, genetic…

causes discrimination towards him and prevents him from working at Gattaca, a space program. He takes Jerome’s identity, who is a nearly perfect genetically modified person. Jerome had an accident, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, and therefore not fit for desirable work, regardless of his perfect genes. Along the way, he falls for Irene, another genetically modified person, who knows nothing about Vincent, who is going by Jerome’s identity. After the officer…

baby naturally? Researchers have been saying that parents will be able to choose their child’s genes. This can be done by placing a sperm and an egg on a plate to be observed and modified. By PGD, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and genetic therapy, human embryos can be checked for genetic defects and can be inserted genes that treat diseases. Of course, parents will always want their children to be healthy and successful. Being able to create designer babies might change the future both in a…

“GATTACA” is a movie that is set in the “not-so-distant” future where genetic engineering and DNA are used for discrimination and determining one’s fate just minutes after they are born with just a prick to their heel and a blood sample. When Vincent Freemen was born naturally (without the use of genetic engineering and DNA modification) his sample showed that he had a 99% chance of acquiring a congenital heart defect. His life expectancy was estimated at 30 years of age. With Vincent’s…

Racial discrimination does exist within society and its institutions. Tim Wise presented a statistical study that in 2006, the number of race based housing discrimination were at the highest they’ve ever been. Another study showed that “between 1991 and 2000, there were almost one million black people in this country who died, who would not have died had they merely been white and had the average health care quality and access of the typical white person in this country, had they been living in…

Not only can genetic databases be of use in the medical field, but also for FBI purposes. With the help of a national genetic database, the FBI would be able to quickly identify missing persons, cadavers, and criminals. The intention of obtaining a genetic database is to solve murders and identify other victims that could only previously be identified as Jane or John Doe. The International Homicide Investigators Association claims that nationally there are more than 40,000 unidentified cadavers.…

last 12 years when Hitler attempted to eliminate all Jews for the reason that, in his eyes, people with blonde hair and blue eyes would be the superior race. The desire to have one “perfect” race could arise again if science learns how to modify the genetic makeup of babies before they are born. Genetically modifying babies could also lead to a divide in social classes between those that have hand selected traits, and those that were born naturally. There would also be a potential for the class…

protect the people from workplace discrimination. The EEOC is in charge of investigating discrimination claims filed by working americans who believe they were discriminated against by their employer or future employer. If you are not hired, treated differently, or fired because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, etc. You are qualified to file a claim with the EEOC. In order to file an active complaint, the discrimination must have happened…

The Social construction of Race Race-The Power Of Illusion video describes whether the race is biological myth or socially constructed. It mentions the views of normal people and people who are specialized in the anthropology, genetics or biologist on race. From that video, all research and argues open my eyes about the race construction in our society. I conclude that the racial is rooted in a false believe that it is characterized by the physical appearances like hair color, skin color, eye…