In Vitro fertilization allows for selection of an embryo withspecific genetic traits. Have you read the book by Jodi Picoult, MySister's Keeper or watched the movie based on the book? If youhaven't read the book or seen the movie, here is a short synopsisof the story from Jodi Picout's website from which you can baseyour learning log on:
\"Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen,she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots sothat her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia thathas plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantationgenetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match forKate - a life and a role that she has never questioned… untilnow.\"
While the story is a work of fiction the ability toscreen embryos to be selected for such a scenario is a reality.What do you think? Is this just an advancement of medicine or ourwe overstepping our ethical boundaries? Defend your side of thedebate with some scientific research from a reliable scientificsource or website.
