Genetic Testing Argumentative Essay

Genetic testing on children is a very controversial discussion with parents. Some parents do not think that it is appropriate to test children because their kids are not the ones making the decisions for them the parent is. Well others like me feel that genetic testing should be done for our children. I think is should be done because if there is cancer or some other kind of hereditary disease or disorder on either side of the family you can try to prevent it from happening before it become severe or even happens. A couple of examples are, one of my friends grandchild went to the hospital and was not feeling very well turns out that he had cancer and it was out of the blue because no one had cancer of that type. Maybe if they had tested

There are two types of testing that can be done well you are pregnant. The most common test is amniocentisis which is done between fifteen to twenty weeks, this is where they use a hollow needle to get amnio fluid to test for genetic problems or even the sex of the baby (Hirsch, 2014). The other test is called Chronic Villus Testing (CVT) this is between ten and twelve weeks and the doctor removes a piece of the placenta to test for genetic problems (Hirsch, 2014). Some parents may have a child already and they may have a genetic disorder, and their doctor recommends them to have the test just to make sure their child is okay on the new pregnancy. I know if I had a one child with a genetic defect I would like to know if my other children would as well. “In a 1993 survey in United Kingdom out of 49 geneticists and 209 Pediatricians revealed that most pediatricians would test healthy children for 11 genetic conditions” (Arbour, and Belik, 2003). When genetic testing is done it seems that most parents want to test for cancer and less then 20% for Huntington’s disease (Arbour, and Belik,