embryo screening Flashcards

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advantages of Embryo screening?

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saves lives 
eradicates diseases 
increased quality of life
save costs for medicine 
not spend as much money on developing drugs
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disadvantage of embryo screening?

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killing humans????
stopping gods plans
could lead to designer babies
saying peoples with the disease aren’t worth a life

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what is the process of embryo screening?

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an egg is taken from the mother and a sperm cell is taken from the father then they are fertilised outside of the body (IVF) then when they turn into embryos they are checked for diseases, if there is one without it they will put it back into the mother to mature

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