Talk:Lentis/Gattaca Revisited

interesting things to talk about: choosing race, Deaf choosing deaf children, savior siblings

--Adam

In the "acceptance" stuff, can we categorize by:
 * Use and acceptance: statistics about how much it's used around the world.
 * Legal implications: Acceptance in the legal sphere, that is, relevant statutes, case law, and debates.
 * Ethical implications: Philosophers, religious sources, and (maybe) our own concerns about the ethics of PGD.

Other sections? I'm about to add an intro section about the film.

--Cceckman (discuss • contribs) 18:53, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Genetic Policy Center at JHU on non-"deadly disease" use of PGD.

http://www.dnapolicy.org/resources/PGD&parentalpreferences.pdf

Section on limits:
 * There are some limits to the ways PGD may be used. Not all diseases or non-health-related traits (such as intelligence or strength) have a clearly diagnosable genetic component; many result from the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental factors and cannot be detected by genetic testing. PGD does not give parents the power to select every characteristic of their future children. In any given cycle of PGD, parents can select among the genetic combinations present in the embryos they have produced. PGD does not create new genetic characteristics in those embryos that neither parent possesses, nor does it allow parents to pick and choose among characteristics present in different embryos. Although PGD

involves a diagnostic test and embryo selection, it is not genetic manipulation or “engineering” of the embryo itself. (Footnotes omitted)

Also, state of the ART: CDC reports on assisted reproductive technology.

http://www.cdc.gov/ART/pubs.htm

--Cceckman (discuss • contribs) 03:52, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

I removed this section:

Note that despite the name, PGD is not any form of diagnosis ; it doesn't try to identify the cause of a disease or disorder. As embryos have not yet reached the stage where they can have disorders, PGD is actually screening for the likelihood of developing various genetic disorders. Even further from any sort of diagnosis,

because it's not strictly true: aneuploidy shows up in individual cells right away. There was a source I found that questioned whether aneuploidy diagnosis was valid so early on, will try to add it back.

--Cceckman (discuss • contribs) 17:13, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

=Further Analysis= There are several directions for expansion and further analysis. Germany is used as an example of a latecomer to accepting PGD, which suggests that it may be interesting to further delve into different views and levels of acceptance throughout the world. On a related note, looking into sex selection throughout history, perhaps with a focus on China, has merit. One might also look into other eugenic methods, or simply expand and refine the more generalized contentions made here.

--Cceckman (discuss • contribs) 20:49, 11 December 2013 (UTC)