Argumentative Essay On Bioengineering

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Bioengineering: Many parents want a child that will achieve a lot and leave a mark on this earth, leave a legacy behind. Egg donation, karyomapping and IVF allow for parents to create this child they want. But can “playing god” and creating a child through these options cause more health, social, and ethical problems down the road. Bioengineering through egg donation, IVF, karyomapping, and other techniques should be totally illegal in the United States because of expectations parents will have for children, leftover embryos, medical risk, and custody problems. Egg donation, Karyomapping and IVF are very huge issues today but they do cause some good. In the article “First Baby Born From IVF Technique Which Eliminates Inherited Disease” by Sarah Knapton talks about the positive sides of an IVF procedure that checks for genetic disorders in the embryo. This couple was able to have a healthy, normal, …show more content…

Jaycee Buzzanca also know as “Nobody’s child” for 3 years of her life. A girl created from a sperm and egg donation and carried by a surrogate mother. A month into her life her parents filled for divorce and her father claimed he didn’t not have to pay child support because this was not his child, hearing this the surrogate mother got involved and fought for custody of the child. Later the unanimous egg donor joins to say her egg was used without permission and lastly the sperm donor joins in saying the same (which he later revoked). Further on the mother of the child Luanne gains custody of the child and the dad John is considered the legal father and is required to pay child support. The article states, “For Jaycee 's first three years on earth, these people have been wrangling over who her parents are.” This child was put through some very traumatic things with this issue. With your father saying “she’s not mine” and realizing how many people actually took part in the birth of

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