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Debates Over Designer Babies

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The link below includes an article that discusses a specific case of a family's desire to create a "designer baby" or the use pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGR). This article discusses the ethical issues that surround a couple who has used PGR to give birth to a healthy child that is free of a rare blood disorder that runs in the family. The article discusses the issue of power and control of the parent as well as issues of identity and ethics.

Designer Baby Case Study

Kyla McGlynn, February 26, 2009.