One of the
most sensitive aspect of medical science is of course the reproductive one.
Technology has decreased the rate of infant mortality to a great extent. But
now, a time has come where we have to decide about the use of technology in
some cases. In the last few years, reproduction technology has allowed us to
choose the gender of the yet to be born child and most of the time it is
successful, but, it is not 100% perfect yet. So there is a risk that the child
may not be of the expected gender and there might be psychological problems
with the child who might think that he/she is unwanted. This is a big risk and
the parents should be prepared for a child of any gender.
In many
countries there are still people who believe a boy is more useful than a girl
and raising a girl is a total waste of money. Therefore, this type of society
is not ready for gender selection as we can see there are many countries
already that have higher ratio of men in comparison to women. On the other hand
we can prevent many disease to be transferred to the newborn from his or her
parents by genetic engineering. It is like dynamite. It can be used to blow
mountains to make highways or it can be used to kill innocents. It depends on
the user. Therefore, the innovation should never stop. One thing we can do is
to spread the proper use of those innovations and make those beneficial for
all. This is what science and technology are for!
