Evaluation:
Published: 28.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Prenatal Screening and Genetic Manipulation: Are We "Playing God"?', 1.
  • Essays 'Prenatal Screening and Genetic Manipulation: Are We "Playing God"?', 2.
Extract

There are many questions surrounding the topics of prenatal screening and genetic manipulation. Many of the processes have not even been explored enough to determine the extent of what is possible. Prenatal screening is a method used to determine certain things about a fetus. These things could range from the discovery of a Down's Syndrome child to determining the child's hair color. Genetic manipulation is the process by which potential disorders could be genetically fixed before the fetus is born. Some say that to meddle with human genes is against all rules of nature, while others think…

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