http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jan/10/pgd-baby-debate-breast-cancer
Summary:
Yesterday was the birth of the first baby who was genetically screened so that she will be free of a breast cancer gene. It was the parent’s choice to screen the embryo, the reason for their baby’s screening was the family history. The embryo of the baby girl was screened to be ensure that it did not have the gene what could develop breast cancer in her adult life.
After the birth of this ‘designer-baby’ the question is raising about the ethics of this way of creating babies.. Some said during this debate that it opens the door for parents to create their child to their wishes.
Opinion:
I think screening embryos could be a positive development because they get to know whether they have a specific gene of a certain disease. With this information they could make the embryo free of that gene what will reduce the chance of getting the disease later in their life and I think that’s an ethic way of preventing diseases. But creating babies so that they satisfy to their parent’s wishes is ridiculous. A baby has to develop with the genes which they get from their parents and not the genes which are creating by doctors. I think that’s unethical.
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The way they develop new things and new treatments is incredible too me. I think it is a good development because now they can know whether the embryo got a chance of any horrible disease. Especially this example because of the breast cancer in their families. Now they know for sure that their child could not get it. I think this should work very reassuring for the parents.
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