Module 6 - Applied Issues in Healthcare - Genetic Choices and Abortion

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Roe v Wade 1973

  • US Supreme Court rules abortion as a consitutional right

  • Stronger state interest after the point of viability 

  • Can be argued in the standpoint of bioethical principles

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IVF (In-Vitro Fertilization)

  • Medical procedure used to help individuals or couples with fertility challenges conceive a child

  • Involves fertilizing an egg with sperm outside the body, typically in a laboratory setting. IVF results in the creation of an embryo that is then transferred and implanted into the woman's uterus

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Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing (PGT)

  • Set of procedures used during IVF

  • helps identify specific genetic conditions or chromosomal abnormalities in embryos

    • select embryos with a higher likelihood of developing into healthy pregnancies

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Types of PGT

  • Pre-implantation Genetic Screening (PGS)- screen embryos for numerical chromosomal abnormalities

  • Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)- identify specific genetic disorders or mutations

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Genome editing

  • Goes beyond PGT

  • gives parents the ability to introduce new traits in the embryos created using IVF, rather than merely selecting among embryos.

    • Potential for “designer babies”