ipl-logo

The Pros And Cons Of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

584 Words3 Pages

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis is a technique used to detect genetic diseases or chromosomal abnormalities in early human embryos. PGD is ethically controversial because it the screening involves the termination of embryos based on their expected genetic makeup. Furthermore, it is controversial whether where the line is drawn between PGD for medical uses and non-medical uses. For example, it is used to detect cancer causing genes or precursors for Alzheimer's disease. Non-medical uses would be to detect intelligence, height, and gender selection. Deafness is a trait that can be detected by PGD and is controversial whether it is a medical or non-medical trait. It is considered a disability and is not life threatening. I will argue that deafness is not a medical trait in the case of PGD. Deafness inhibits a person’s ability to communicate effectively and is a physiological problem. However, the disability should be viewed as disadvantage just as other groups are disadvantaged by society. According to Goering, the medical model does not support the use of genetic therapies for deafness because there is no physical pain or suffering with deafness. A deaf individual may endure more difficulty in society, but it is termed as a disability by society. Consequently, Goering would not …show more content…

Robertson proposes a PGD for perfect pitch case. He argues that it would be unacceptable for highly musical families to discard embryos that do not have the affinity for perfect pitch because it does not negatively affect the child to not have the trait. Robertson would support PGD in the case of deafness based off of the previous statement. However, I disagree because society negatively associates deafness as an abnormality. Hence, deafness is a social construct and is

Show More
Related
500 Words | 2 Pages

That means that there is a threat towards schools for deaf and disabilities. Public school, unlike schools for the deaf, do not offer “the richness and nurturance of a deaf cultural environment” (pg. 56). Now, the majority of the deaf community feels like the public education never truly cared for

Read More
531 Words | 3 Pages

Sara Nović’s novel True Biz is, at its core, a depiction of the struggle between the Deaf community and its hearing counterpart. Much of the book is spent describing how hearing people who fail to understand the Deaf community have mainstreamed their deaf children through the use of ASL deprivation and the use of cochlear implants. Nović feels pride about the Deaf community and wants to teach us about it so that we in the hearing world can better help to prevent its destruction. Unfortunately, in doing this, Nović has painted a one-sided picture regarding the use of cochlear implants by failing to include examples of successful ones, her depiction of Austin's family struggle around the issue, and most importantly, by glorifying the destruction of the bionics lab.

Read More
1166 Words | 5 Pages

The strength of deaf identity may be present in parents, but by deciding against cochlear implants for children, they may be jeopardizing life and/or career opportunities in the future. One can clearly survive and function in the hearing world as being deaf or hearing impaired, but to what degree can one do so in comparison to their non-deaf counterparts? Is it merely prejudice to offer employment to a person of sound hearing capabilities due to better performance, or is this the myth of disability? Would the difficulties of assimilating with the hearing world as a deaf child and person strengthen character and other interpersonal skills that others would not have, or would it limit them from greater socioeconomic

Read More
1336 Words | 6 Pages

In the documentary, Sound and Fury, the daughter of Peter and Nita, Heather, wanted a cochlear implant, but in the end, her parents decided not to get her the implant although three years later, Heather received the cochlear implant. Although Heather was about ten years old when she finally received the cochlear implant, she was able to learn to speak and listen without previous exposure to sounds before the surgery. In the documentary, a group of Deaf people were shocked by Chris and Mari’s decision to implant their son who was only an infant at the time. While the Deaf community may be somewhat showing some acceptance towards the cochlear implants now, issues about when to implant a child remains and if the decision should rest solely on

Read More
546 Words | 3 Pages

From watching the video I've learned a lot of interesting things. Some Deaf people although there's a implant called cochlear implant that would basically give them hope of hearing wouldn't want to do it because some of them said that they're so used to the Deaf culture and that it wouldn't really change how they are as a person. Some said they wouldn't want to undergo cochlear implant because hearing wouldn't change anything and that they're happy of how they are born, and that they love their language they don't care about having an implants. There is a guy in the video and he said that Deaf people are normal, although they have some accommodations to be made to survive in a society where it's dominated by hearing people, but at the same time, if a hearing person come into the room and it would be full of Deaf people then that hearing person would need the accommodation as well which is true, I felt that when we came into few of the Deaf events.

Read More
268 Words | 2 Pages

When someone is born “… without the ability to hear or later loses their hearing, the clinical word for their condition is deaf, with a lowercase d. When deaf is used with a capital D, it refers to the subculture of those whose identity is largely shaped by their shared language and experiences of being deaf in a hearing world” (Kim, Jiwon). The Deaf culture is made up of

Read More
722 Words | 3 Pages

But he didn't get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. ”(Vonnegut 1). This also shows that the handicaps make everybody the same. The noise handicaps are for preventing smart people from thinking about why the government controls them, like it did with George. The noise handicaps are for people who are smarter than average, but it seems like it makes them below average because it gives people headaches and average people do not have to deal with it.

Read More
684 Words | 3 Pages

Not many consider and are ready to handle the fact that your child may have disabilities. Tom and Louise are confronted with a problem that they know nothing about and to make it worse they are living in a time when the facts and technology surrounding deafness are misconstrued. Deaf like Me is a tale

Read More
642 Words | 3 Pages

Sparrow explains, “ According to the testimony of many individuals who are members of Deaf culture, it is perfectly possible to lead a happy and productive life without hearing or spoken language” (137). The deaf culture believes that deaf people do not need cochlear implants to fit into society. They believe that deafness is not a disease and does not need to be fixed. With a cochlear implant, it is not used to fix the deafness, it is used to help with the person to give them more of a normal life and to help them have the ability to fit into society

Read More
469 Words | 2 Pages

For example, "George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. [...] The transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains" (Vonnegut 1). To further explain, the dystopian government has forbidden anyone to surpass another in anything, causing the handicaps.

Read More
941 Words | 4 Pages

The topic of cochlear implants is causing quite the argument between the deaf and medical community. The core of the disagreement centers around whether or not cochlear implantation should continue to be considered as an option for hearing impaired individuals to improve auditory ability.. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association a cochlear implant is “a device that provides direct electrical stimulation to the auditory (hearing) nerve in the inner ear.” Proponents of cochlear implants claim that hose who are born with or later experience a problem with the sensory nerve of the inner ear have the opportunity to gain the ability to hearHowever, many are now arguing that this device is not as useful or healthy for the human ear as it has been said to be. Those who oppose cochlear implantation, namely the deaf community, view it as a threat to the deaf community and its culture.

Read More
133 Words | 1 Pages

British culture spread all over the world due to their constant invasion. England has a gory and bloody history. Scotland has a compicated history. It used to be an indepedent state, now it 's part of Great Britain. Most of the monarchy is Europe have been abolished unlike England who has preserved their own royal family.

Read More
1050 Words | 5 Pages

While Peter is married to Nina, whose also Deaf, and they have 3 children, Chris is married to Mari (whose hearing) and they recently had twins. All of Peter’s children are Deaf but his 5-year-old daughter, Heather, expresses that she would like to get a Cochlear Implant for many reasons. In the beginning of the documentary, Heather signs that she wanted to get the implant because she wanted to hear everything, and needed to hear alarms, to be alert, and to use the telephone. Heather also wanted to know when horns were beeping/car crashes, and when other people were talking around her. She even made it clear to her mom, Nina, that she’ll talk and sign, thus still being intact with Deaf culture, while being a part of the Hearing world.

Read More
985 Words | 4 Pages

My interest in science started at an early age from excelling in my STEM courses to furthering that interest through rigorous AP and honors level classes in the subjects I most enjoyed. Over time, I noticed my particular passion for learning when it came to medicine through the numerous medical seminars I attended that were hosted by hospitals and online shadowing programs on the various specialties of medicine. One such eye-opening experience was Brainterns, a medical internship program hosted by Lenox Hill Neurosurgery, which focused on neurosurgical shadowing and clinical research innovation. In addition to learning about the vast number of medical specialties, I particularly fell in love with the clinical research aspect that was discussed

Read More
1384 Words | 6 Pages

Deaf children with Deaf parents usually develop a strong sense of self and know who they are. While many Deaf children with hearing parents grow up and have resentment for their parents and professionals. They usually they feel as if they weren’t exposed into the deaf world enough. Both parents face considerable challenges in raising their children. They face their children being “educated below their capacity, employed below their capability and viewed negatively in the hearing world because they are deaf” (28).

Read More

More about The Pros And Cons Of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Related Topics

Open Document