PGD
Index
Introduction
Science
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH)
Case
Stakeholders
Outcomes
Decision
Reflection
Connections
Bibliography
stakeholdErs | Different viewPoiNtS
SUPPORTERS/SCIENTISTS
Opposers/religious/infertile
source: newsatjama.jama.com
Biggest influence; scientists who administer PGD for families will make profit if PGD becomes approved in more countries
Parents should have the choice of choosing their future child's gender
Advancement of reproductive technology; technology should be furthered
Supports "family balancing"; having a family with both boys and girls
source: blogs.ancestry.com
New technology is "unnatural"; some say it is "playing God"
Embryos are living beings, and destroying them is similar to killing a human; destruction of embryos based on gender is a "ridiculous" reason
Parents should be thankful to be able to have children at all, let alone choose their gender
PGD for sex selection promotes "gender discrimination", children born with this technology would be pressured to live up to their gender stereotypes