Genetic Screening has been a big debate about the future of our children. Genetic screening is basically is predicting one’s genetic attributes. The screening making alterations to the genes, and replacing the bad genes (the genes that carry certain traits such as: laziness, criminal behaviour, and sexual tendencies) and replacing them with better ones, in a sense making a perfect child. Genetic screening is currently illegal in most countries with the exception of preventing medical conditions. The film Gattaca portrays this in a science fiction near future, where genetic screening is a part of everyday life. Child born of natural birth, named ‘God children’ or ‘faith birth’ were labelled as ‘invalid’ and were treated as inferior people. Invalids weren’t given the same rights and opportunities as a ‘valid’ genetically screened child. The article ‘sorting bad from good’ shows of a debate between ethicists and the scientists that are for genetic screening. The movie Gattaca depicts a world where the debate has already been won, and that genetic screening has become a part of society. The movie does a good job describing the consequences of genetic modification
The article ‘sorting bad from good’ shows of a debate between ethicists and the scientists that are for genetic screening. The movie Gattaca depicts a world where the debate has already been won, and that genetic screening has become a part of society. The article is describes the pro’s and con’s of genetic screening. ‘Sorting bad from good’ raises some good question about genetic screening. Many doctors, as well as Professor Julian Savulescu, head of the oxford university, believe and support the technology of genetic screening. He believes that if genetic screening can prevent certain complications, then it should be done. He debates that ‘we have a moral obligation to create better people’ and that if change their lives already through use of drugs, why not use the technology to our advantage and...