Osteogenesis Imperfecta

“We regard all life as being a 'gift' from God. The practice of PGD would seem to imply that the lives of some may be regarded as 'gift' while the lives of others are to be regarded as 'burden'. Given the Catholic position on IVF, discriminatory selection and the destruction of embryos, we do not support PGD being used for the sake of selecting some embryos and discarding others.” The Catholic Church believes that every type of life is important and should be respected. Being able to choose what embryos you do and do not want pose the issue that prejudice and discrimination is still present today and with this new technology could continue to grow in the future. From the Catholic perspective there is “essentially no difference between the

She believes that if we lived in a society where rights were equal, disabilities and genetic defects wouldn’t be seen as a disadvantage. She however believes that is should be the choice of the couple to whether or not they believe they can parent a child with a disease. She mentions that people who ask “what about the suffering” come from positions of privilege and ignorance. She states the assumption that my life has involved suffering is prejudice. She thinks that it should be a personal choice and whatever that choice may be should be respected. Opinion 3- Embryologist at fertility associates Mel Barret is for PGD.
Mel is a embryologist at Fertility Associates and completely for PGD. She says it’s an excellent way to help families decrease the amount of disease not only in their family but in society. Mel has a 95% success rate and suggests that although the process is long and invasive the end result is worth it. Mel is however bias as it is her job to promote her work in order to gain money and a future job for

I believe that it is a personal choice and if there is any way you can avoid carrying a severe and deathly disease to the next generation then why wouldn’t you do it? PGD can help increase the chance of a couple to conceive and reduce miscarriages without having to rely on a donor or surrogate- the child will be biological. Although the process is expensive, lengthy and intense, no one would put themselves through that if this isn’t what they wanted- the benefits outweigh the flaws. Although PGD is destroying the potential for life, the embryo wouldn’t have a heart beat nor a functioning brain and every month women lose eggs during their period. I also believe that it is ok to discard an embryo that is a carrier. If you can completely discard the genetic disorder from your family then future generations will not have to worry about and go through the same process. PGD is completely legal in New Zealand and you have the opportunity to not only prevent but stop the suffering that you may have seen firsthand from another family member. I don’t however agree with sex selection. I don’t believe that your gender is a disease and something that should be controlled. Also gender imbalance is a current problem in India since the last five decades the sex ratio has been moving around 930 of females to that of 1000 of males. This issue could become a very real problem in our current society today with proof from Australia in