1. My topic is on the ethics of embryo engineering and why some people consider it to be immoral, while others find it to be a beneficial procedure.
2. The most useful pieces of research that I have found are books. Books provide detailed information on the subject as well as the pros and cons. Books present various arguments for and against embryonic engineering, whereas a webpage will present information on a single issue.
3. I currently believe, as I did before I began my research, that embryo engineering is only morally correct when it comes to disease. I believe it is unethical to create "Designer Babies": babies with a chosen eye color, hair color, height etc.
4. I will briefly explain each process that is involved in genetically engineering embryos. I will explain in simple terms, but I want to make sure that the reader can get a basic understanding of this complicated subject. For example, in vitro fertilization is involved in the overall process of genetically engineering a baby, but it is not the process in controversy. Aspects such as in vitro, that important components of embryo engineering but are not the process itself, I will explain thoroughly but briefly. Example:
In Vitro Fertilization is a process, besides genetically engineering the baby, that must take place in order to successfully implant the genetically engineered embryo. In Vitro is the complicated process of "manually combining an egg and sperm in a laboratory dish. When the IVF procedure is successful, the process is combined with a procedure known as embryo transfer, which involves physically placing the embryo in the uterus".
5. One thing that surprised me was the amount of research that was dedicated to societal and family divisions that can arise because of embryo engineering.
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