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Embryo Case Study Persuasive Essay

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Presume a couple found out their embryo has a gene mutation that has a high success rate of causing cancer later on in the baby's life. Would you advocate the use of gene therapy in the embryo to correct the problem before the child was ever born? Answer: Yes Explanation: This is because in this case the procedure would be attempting to save the baby from ever contracting cancer and though the procedure would likely to have its own fair share of uncertain consequences it would thus be worth trying to save the baby from cancer and enable them have a long healthy life not threatened by cancer. What if the embryo did not appear likely to develop a genetic disease, but the parents decided that they would really prefer that their child have

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