Embryonic Screening

Created by: katie_kennedy
Created on: 02-06-16 12:40


	Embryonic Screening
	Advantages It will help to stop people from suffering There are laws in place to stop it from going to far. At the moment parents cannot even select the sex of their baby (unless it is for medical reasons) During IVF, most of the embryos are destroyed anyway- screening just allows the selected one to be healthy Treating disorders costs the Government (and the taxpayers) a lot of money	Disadvantages There may come a point when everyone wants to screen their embryos so they can pick the most 'desirable' one, e.g. they want a blue-eyed, blond-haired, intelligent boy The rejected embryos are destroyed-they could have developed into humans It implies that people with genetic problems are 'undesirable'- this could increase prejudice Screening is expensive
	Evaluation Overall most people believe that embryos should not be screening for genetic disorders that don't affect a person's health such as polydactyl but it should be the parents choice about what they think is best for their child

Embryonic Screening

Advantages

It will help to stop people from suffering
There are laws in place to stop it from going to far. At the moment parents cannot even select the sex of their baby (unless it is for medical reasons)
During IVF, most of the embryos are destroyed anyway- screening just allows the selected one to be healthy
Treating disorders costs the Government (and the taxpayers) a lot of money

Disadvantages

There may come a point when everyone wants to screen their embryos so they can pick the most 'desirable' one, e.g. they want a blue-eyed, blond-haired, intelligent boy
The rejected embryos are destroyed-they could have developed into humans
It implies that people with genetic problems are 'undesirable'- this could increase prejudice
Screening is expensive

Evaluation

Overall most people believe that embryos should not be screening for genetic disorders that don't affect a person's health such as polydactyl but it should be the parents choice about what they think is best for their child

Comments

**** Sontaran

Report Fri 22nd June, 2018 @ 12:49

You spelt ‘too’ wrong and the last advantage bullet point isn’t an advantage. SHAME ON YOU!!

Holly.ldx

Report Fri 22nd June, 2018 @ 12:51

Christian get back to work

**** Sontaran

Report Fri 22nd June, 2018 @ 12:52

They should be two separate sentences. SHAME ON YOU!!

**** Sontaran

Report Fri 22nd June, 2018 @ 12:55

And “parents” needs an ‘.

jay111666

Report Fri 21st September, 2018 @ 10:44

I agree. SHAME ON YOU!!

jay111666
Report Fri 21st September, 2018 @ 10:51
WE ARE NUMBER 1

bradgrant
Report Mon 21st January, 2019 @ 12:07
now

MG3207
Report Thu 14th November, 2019 @ 18:10
What's the point in correcting the grammar? You'll just make Katie feel bad. Just leave her alone.

Oscar98686
Report Mon 4th April, 2022 @ 12:23
**** on deez nuts.

Get Revising

Embryonic Screening