Gattaca: Pre-Birth Child Screening Debate

Pre-Birth Child Screening I think that Pre-Birth child screening would be a great tool to use for adults who are planning to have children. To Know with what traits your child are going to have is a great thing, because you can see its strengths and its weaknesses, and you can grow on their strengths. An Example would be to have a child who was born with great muscles in their arms; you could as a child put them into sports such as swimming or tennis, sports that require good arm muscles. Genetic testing has potential benefits, such as you can see if your chromosomes are positive for a genetic mutation. Test results can provide a sense of relief from uncertainty about having a mentally or physical ill child because no one wants that for your child. They also help people make informed decisions about managing their health care. For example, a negative result for the mutation can eliminate the need for unnecessary checkups and screening tests in some cases. A positive result, having the mutation, can direct a person toward available prevention, monitoring, and treatment options. Some test results can also help people make decisions about having children. Newborn screening can identify genetic disorders early in life so treatment can be started as early as possible. There are some disadvantages to getting a test. A positive genetic test can also lead to an increased level of anxiety in people and people may feel guilty for having potentially passed a gene alteration on to their children. There may also be issues for individuals wishing to obtain health and life insurance. Receiving a negative genetic test can also affect family relations, with many individuals feeling survivor guilt, for example if they have a brother or sister who has been shown to carry that gene alteration, they may feel guilty at having escaped the increased cancer risk, while their sibling is still at risk. Some people with a strong family history of cancer believe they would find