In a WSJ article yesterday entitled, "A Baby Please. Blond, Freckles - Hold the Colic," Gautam Naik writes about the advances in screening embryos for trait selection. 42% of the 132 PGD clinics already offer gender-selection service. PGD is "pre-implantation genetic diagnosis." Some of the clinics are going to offer "trait slection" soon. The tests do not work on Asian or African ethnicities because key pigmentation markers for those groups have not yet been identified. However, if you want a daughter with blond hair, green eyes, and pale skin, you'll soon be able to place your order.
What do you think about this?
2 comments:
Wow, that's creepy. DH and I are going to go the IVF route this year, but all we want, really, is what we'd have if we tried things the natural way - hopefully, a healthy baby. I can't imagine discarding a child simply because he or she would be the "wrong" colors.
I must admit I always wanted a tall, blue blond baby boy and girl. But would have been wildy happy with any child I got.
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