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Authors:
Lemonick, Michael D.
Bjerklie, David
Park, Alice
Thompson, Dick
Source:
Time; 01/11/99, Vol. 153 Issue 1, p64, 4p, 2 charts, 2 color
Document Type:
Article
Subject Terms:
*SEX preselection
*SEX of children, Parental preferences for
*GENETIC engineering
*GENETIC disorders -- Diagnosis
MORAL & ethical aspect
Discusses the use of genetic engineering and gene therapy to determine attributes of unborn children. Attributes which may some day be open to determination; Ethical considerations of the implications of genetic engineering; Gender and diseases the only attributes currently identified; Technique used to determine a child's gender; Gender choice for medical or life-style reasons; Ethical problems with in vitro fertilization; Enhancing healthy children.Very helpful article, brought up many different court cases in which the idea of using an unborn child as a commodity was brought upt up.