Designer babies

[Lyysa]

Bonjour, j,'ai dû répondre à plusieurs questions sur une vidéo. Pouvez-vous corriger mon devoir si il y a des fautes parce que j'ai du mal à en voir. Merci

1) Doctor Jeffrey Steinberg is a doctor and director of a fertility clinic in California who works on genetics and the creation of children from embryos selected in a laboratory. It allows couples to choose an embryo "in order to eliminate those who carry an identifiable genetic disease", then it "performs the sorting between male and female embryos. Even if it cannot guarantee a perfect result, it can nevertheless significantly increase the chances of success.This procedure is called preimplantation genetic diagnosis, it allows to control the embryos in the laboratory to have a baby as they want by screening for genetic and fatal diseases.

2) For Dr. Steinberg, it is important to accept progress. This is an incredible opportunity for couples who wish to have children because they can choose, thanks to the "PGD". He puts forward certain arguments:
- This is available to everyone
- The dream of choosing the sex of the child
- Eliminate the risk of not being sick because the selection procedure eliminates genetic diseases in children
- soon choose the genetic traits of the baby
- Offers its services to homosexual couples: lesbians want a girl and gays mainly want a boy
- "all this is normal: since the dawn of time, parents have dreamed of having vigorous, beautiful, intelligent children"

3) No, Dr. Caplan is against PGD because for him couples who want to benefit from this science do not necessarily want to avoid illnesses but rather because they want to satisfy their taste for a particular child or a preference for a particular child. They don't do this for the right reasons.

4) - It is accessible only to the rich, an advantage for them but it is something that the poor can never afford
- he does not think that we will be able to 100% succeed in having a baby with the eye colors, exact hair colors, ... that we would like.
- He says to himself why not offer it directly instead of the intervention to charge
- how to know which is the best physical trait because for him this kind of thing is subjective
- the clinic looks like a shop where you can buy anything and everything like "athletic skills, short arms, etc."
- leads to false expectations of children causing adults to get angry because they invested money and did not get what they wanted.

5) Doctor Caplan thinks this because for him the "PGD" has a negative aspect. Choosing the physical characteristics of a baby is subjective but also because he knows that it is above all an invention from which only the rich can benefit. It is an advantage for them. Couples should not offer traits without some advice so that they can reflect. This technique is a story of money but also because this technique is not safe, there can be errors like the case of Nadya Suleman. It can also lead to false expectations.

6) I agree with Dr. Caplan because having a baby is something that comes by chance and the surprise of finding out the sex of the baby and how the baby is going to be physically at delivery. Being able to choose several physical characteristics of my baby is something that is inconceivable for me since it is the joy of creating a child without knowing how it will be.

7) This report shows us the advantage of scientific progress through the invention of "PGD" allowing medical benefits to save lives by choosing embryos without risk of health problems. However the creative babies are disputed. This procedure is a huge development in the field of science and genetics. It is an innovative scientific, technological and medical progress. Nevertheless the "PGD" worries the doctor Caplan a lot because we don't know the possible consequences. It is positive as well as negative progress.

[Jean B]

Bonsoir,

il y a 1 minute, Lyysa a dit :

Bonjour,

J'ai dû répondre à plusieurs questions sur une vidéo. Pouvez-vous corriger mon devoir s'il y a des fautes parce que j'ai du mal à en voir. Merci

1) Doctor Jeffrey Steinberg is a doctor and director of a fertility clinic in California who works on genetics and the creation of children from embryos selected in a laboratory. It allows couples to choose an embryo "in order to eliminate those who carry an identifiable genetic disease", then it "performs the sorting between male and female embryos. Even if it cannot guarantee a perfect result, it can nevertheless significantly increase the chances of success. This procedure is called Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, it allows to control the embryos in the laboratory to have a baby as they want by screening for genetic and fatal diseases.

2) For Dr. Steinberg, it is important to accept progress. This is an incredible opportunity for couples who wish to have children because they can choose, thanks to the "PGD". He puts forward certain arguments:
- This is available to everyone
- The dream of choosing the sex of the child
- Eliminate the risk of not being sick because the selection procedure eliminates genetic diseases in children
- soon choose the genetic traits of the baby
- Offers its services to homosexual couples: lesbians want a girl and gays mainly want a boy
- "all this is normal: since the dawn of time, parents have dreamed of having vigorous, beautiful, intelligent children"

3) No, Dr. Caplan is against PGD because for him couples who want to benefit from this science do not necessarily want to avoid illnesses but rather because they want to satisfy their taste for a particular child or a preference for a particular child. They don't do this for the right reasons.

4) - It is accessible only to the rich, an advantage for them but it is something that the poor can never afford
- he does not think that we will be able to 100% succeed a hundred per cent in having a baby with the eye colors, exact hair colors, ... that we would like.
- He says to himself why not offer it directly instead of the intervention to charge
- how to shall we know which is the best physical trait because for him this kind of thing is subjective
- the clinic looks like a shop where you can buy anything and everything like "athletic skills, short arms, etc."
- leads to false expectations of children causing adults to get angry because they invested money and did not get what they wanted.

5) Doctor Caplan thinks this because for him the "PGD" has a negative aspect. Choosing the physical characteristics of a baby is subjective but also because he knows that it is above all an invention from which only the rich can benefit. It is an advantage for them. Couples should not offer traits without some advice so that they can reflect. This technique is a story of money business but also because this technique is not safe, there can be errors like the case of Nadya Suleman. It can also lead to false expectations.

6) I agree with Dr. Caplan because having a baby is something that comes by chance and the surprise of finding out the sex of the baby and how the baby is going to be physically at delivery. Being able to choose several physical characteristics of my baby is something that is inconceivable for me since it is the joy of creating a child without knowing how it will be.

7) This report shows us the advantage of scientific progress through the invention of "PGD" allowing medical benefits to save lives by choosing embryos without risk of health problems. However the creative babies are disputed. This procedure is a huge development in the field of science and genetics. It is an innovative scientific, technological and medical progress. Nevertheless the "PGD" worries the doctor Caplan a lot because we don't know the possible consequences. It is a positive as well as a negative progress.

Great job!