PHLB09H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Val Plumwood, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, La Leche League
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For example, during pregnancy the mother is urged to eat correctly, avoid smoking and consuming alcohol, etc. Pgd can help to reject embryos that have abnormalities or mutations, such as sickle-cell anemia and cystic fibrosis. This is because if something makes life better, then it should be promoted. Pgd helps to promote welfare since it produces children who will have better lives: elizabeth gage says there are disadvantages to pgd, particularly expressivist critique, which sends a message to disabled people that they are inferior to others. It is also dehumanizing because it draws a line between healthy and unhealthy embryos. She focuses on the mother and how mothers are judged by specific moments instead of the long term. Mothers are usually judged by how they feed the child and how they give birth to the child. Intelligence cannot be determined by a genetic test since it is a result of genetic and non-genetic factors.
