Pgd Persuasive Essay

This cost and decision causes a problem because it then only becomes available to people who can afford it and is therefore favouring the affluent. It is unfair for families that are not as well off to miss out on an opportunity due to cost and this is another reason why I think the whole process of PGD is unfair on society. Another issue that I see about the use of this technology is adoption. There are many children out there who are born into unfortunate circumstances and abandoned by their mothers for adoption. Through the use of IVF, infertile parents can have a child of their own blood which is a selfish option when you think about all the chidren out there that need a home. IVF reduces the want to parents to bring up a child, and therefore
I think that the use of PGD does more long term harm than good and so for this reason my proposed action plan would be about reducing the use of PGD. A good way to totally eliminate the threat of PGD being used for the wrong reasons would be to put a ban on the technology all together. However, I do not think that this method would be very worth while. If PGD was banned in New Zealand then people would just travel overseas to receive the treatment. It would also be very hard to put a ban on something that some people don’t see anything wrong with doing. Due to this, one way to go about reducing the amount of PGD being carried out each year would be to improve awareness of the potential implications in the future, such as designer babies or the search for perfection as previously mentioned. If more people knew about the long term effects of PGD on society then they may be more inclined to think more about the process. I think that this would be an achievable step in the right direction as people could watch a documentary or visit an awareness websites etc. In New Zealand, PGD is only available for couples who are struggling to concieve or have a genetic disorder that runs