What do you think of when you hear the words “Designer Babies”? A couple conceiving their own baby of course, and it became exactly that. Technology has allowed doctors to change a baby's characteristics and health. Genetic modification of human embryos is morally wrong and can harm both parents and child. For just thousands of dollars more, women who undergo in vitro fertilization can later choose to be a certain gender with perfect vision, a big heart. , a natural ability for sport and the ability to avoid illness (Angelle). Preimplantation genetic diagnosis was first introduced in 1990. “It has become an important complement to currently available approaches for the prevention of genetic disorders and an established clinical option in reproductive medicine” (Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis). This comes in handy because it gives you the opportunity to create a baby without health risks and you can freeze your eggs in case of miscarriage or if something harmful goes wrong with the first egg. Designer babies are created using in vitro fertilization. Using this technique, doctors can fertilize the egg with sperm in the laboratory using a test tube. By doing so, you can reduce the risk of the child being born with a genetic disorder and the parents can then choose the sex of the baby. In some cases, couples have used PGD to their advantage to save one of their children. Some babies are created for the sole purpose of saving the life of their own sibling. Jamie was the first “designer” baby in Britain. "He was genetically matched to his four-year-old brother, Charlie, in hopes of curing a rare type of anemia that threatens the older boy... middle of paper ... designer babies." Ed. Clayton Farris Naff. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. At issue. Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. April 28, 2014.Lerner, Adrienne Wilmoth. “Designer Babies”. Biotechnology: in context. Ed. Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2012. In Context Series. Student resources in context. Internet. April 28, 2014.Marsh, Beezy. “A “designer” baby to save my brother. » Online mail. Associated Journals, nd Web. April 29, 2014. “Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: What is PGD?” » Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: what is PGD. Genome Excellence in Genetic Testing, 2007. Web. May 01, 2014. Thadani, Rahul. “The public should oppose designer baby technology.” Designer babies. Ed. Clayton Farris Naff. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. At issue. Rep. from “Designer Babies Debate.” http://www.buzzle.com. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Internet. April 28. 2014.