In the past ten to fifteen years medicine has advanced in numerous ways. Not only physiologically in curing diseases and disorders, but in making differences in the field of genetics. The amount of research and discoveries appearing are now affecting those who are not even born yet through gene therapy. Gene therapy is when genes which are located in the chromosomes, which are made up of DNA, are altered to change the genetic make-up in order for the embryo to have different traits. Gene therapies that are specified for in vitro fertilized embryos are known as reproductive technologies. Reproductive technologies involves specific procedures that are not that new to science but are causing a whole new debate as to morality of the procedures. In vitro fertilization and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis are types of reproductive technologies that are frequently used. The part that is causing the debate is people are thinking the use of these technologies will lead to unnecessary procedures on in vitro fertilized embryos. The unnecessary procedures would consist of changing the eye, hair, or skin color of the child. Maybe even choosing if the child is more intelligent, taller than others, is an athlete, and is good …show more content…
The procedure of in vitro fertilization is what is performed after the eggs and sperm have been collected. After that there is a genetic screening to make sure to pick the embryo without any genetic defects, which is about a five day wait. The single embryo is chosen and is transferred into the mother’s uterus. Just the technologies used for prevention of genetic disease is an estimated cost of about ten to fifteen thousand dollars (Twenge). That is not an amount laying under the average person’s