Genetic disorders.. ?

alright what are your thoughts on genetic testing..i can't think of the actual wording of it.. but its like they can weed out genetic disorders.. threw prenatal testing.. or threw matching sperm and eggs that do not have the genetic disorders attached to them..

ie like should a person who has a genetic disorder (whatever it maybe).. have the right to decide and scientifcally pick out children who do not have the diease? either in a petri dish.. or abort fetuses that are carrying the diease?

I think that you are referring to preimplantation genetic diagnosis...the process of selecting embryos who do not have genetic disorders and implanting them in the mother's womb. The other embryos are not implanted. Certainly, the fact that they are discarded (even at the 3-8 cell stage) is quite controversial.

Couples tend do this when they have had a previous child with a genetic disorder--often a lethal or very severe one. They are so worried about the loss of a future child they are willing to go to these lengths to spare a future child from the same disease. While these couples could also consider using a sperm or egg donor, many people have a strong desire to have children who are biologically their own.

In my opinion, you need to walk a mile in one of these parent's shoes before you judge them. Imagine having a child you love so much die from a terrible disease. Many parents would do *anything* to prevent their other future children from that same fate.

I think that would be wrong. Just because a person has a genetic disorder, that does not make that person less of a human being. If the parents couldn't handle having a child who wasn't perfect, they should put the child up for adoption, so someone else could love him or her. I can see having genetic testing done, so that if something should happen to the child later, the parents and doctors would know what to do for him or her. But to have genetic testing to keep from having a less-than-perfect child is wrong.

If the disorder causes mental retardation, severe deformity or disability or is ultimately fatal and affects the quality of life, I think it is justified

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