“Between 1970 and 2000 great discrepancies developed, with some states screening for 3 conditions while others screened for up to 36 conditions (Timmermans and Buchbinder 1). In the nonfiction novel Saving Babies? The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Testing, by Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder, they had stated that many states had started to do genetic screening within those 30 years, but not all states had decided to do all conditions for genetic screening. Critics argue that not many states agree that checking all conditions is necessary. Professionals have agreed that, just to be safe, when having genetic testing done, all conditions should be checked. Genetic testing is an effective way to check diseases on unborn babies.
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One good example would be, “Genetic testing has enabled researchers and clinicians to detect inherited traits, diagnose heritable conditions, determine and quantify the likelihood that a heritable will develop and identify genetic susceptibility to familial disorders” (Wexler). In the nonfiction article “Health and Wellness” by Barbara Wexler, she had claimed that genetic testing has helped check for conditions, that could be passed on from the parent to the child before the child is born. It is important to know this because genetic testing can check if the child will have those conditions were herited. Secondly, “Designer Baby technology has been used to ensure that embryos are free from a hereditary genetic disease to select the sex of a child, and to produce savior siblings, children that are compatible stem cell, tissue, marrow, or organ donors for a critically ill sibling”(Lerner). In the nonfiction article “Designer Babies” their argument was that new technology has helped check for diseases. It is important, because it shows that the new technology would be able to check the diseases that are difficult to find for doctors that don’t have that technology. Another good example would be, “Common public perception is that genetic screening and modification of human embryos is used to ensure offspring free of diseases and composed of more desirable traits. However, there is considerable public debate over what qualifies as a desirable trait or what genetic selections and modifications should or should not be ethically permitted” (Lerner). In the article “Designer Babies” they had stated that genetic testing helps check for bad offspring. It is important because checking of human embryos is helpful to know if the baby had a good or bad offspring. In conclusion they had stated genetic testing helps to check for diseases their child can