Three Parent Babies

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Three Parent Babies by Mind Map: Three Parent Babies

1. Social

1.1. Prevents life-threatening mitochondrial disease from passing down to future generations

1.1.1. changes the lives of future generations through science

1.2. less risk of child with fatal disease

1.2.1. reduced cost in medical bils

1.2.2. less mental strain and pain for the family

1.2.2.1. happier lifestyle

1.3. Disobey and contradicts certain religions

1.3.1. destruction of embryos

1.3.1.1. definition of life is questioned and if this procedure is killing a human life

1.4. degree of uncertainty in procedure (potential risks)

1.4.1. Risks and effects are unknown. Safety is of concern for the mother and child

1.4.2. only works so far with mice, monkeys, and human eggs outside of uterus

1.5. child has more than two parents

1.5.1. an additional mother

1.5.1.1. inherit different traits from the donor

1.5.1.2. custody

1.6. more parents will be able to have their own children

1.6.1. less children adopted

1.7. genetically engineered embryo

1.7.1. intention to avoid fatal diseases

1.7.2. encourages modification of embryo to select desirable traits for child

1.7.2.1. less variation in human race

1.7.2.2. designer child

1.7.2.2.1. dystopian culture

2. political

2.1. Implications in the healthcare system (coverage) depending on country

2.1.1. Canadian healthcare V.S American Health care system

2.2. Future medical complications (effects and success rate)

2.3. Increase possibilities of legalizing other genetic modifying procedures

2.3.1. challenges the moralities and values of a country and their laws

2.3.2. opens other doors in the development of genetic modification

2.3.2.1. "designer babies"

2.4. Law suits

2.4.1. Divorce/ the third party (donor) fighting for custody

2.4.2. Tort law suits if accidents or mishaps occur

2.5. violation of human rights

2.5.1. lack of consent from the patient

3. Environmental

3.1. unnatural process

3.2. may lead to other genetic modifications

3.2.1. unknown side effects to environment

3.3. decreases population with mitochondria disease

3.3.1. changes human environment on earth

3.3.1.1. if successful, little to no people with the disease

4. Economical

4.1. Costly genetic modification procedures

4.1.1. Cost affecting patients’ decisions to go through with procedure (obstructs low income families)

4.1.1.1. sets restrictions between different classes in society

4.1.1.2. parents willing to play large amounts of money to have a baby

4.1.2. Uncertainty and unknown to future implications the procedure brings (the medical fees associated with health risks)

4.1.3. may still be unsuccessful

4.2. Potential market or loss for pharmaceutical companies (decrease in demand for current medicine or the development of new medicine for post-procedural purposes)

4.3. More money invested into future research (the potential effects and statistics regarding success rates)

4.3.1. may bring forth future costs if other problems arise

4.4. Decrease of cost in treating mitochondrial disease