First off I would like to thank everyone because I have received such great feedback about Snowflake babies!
Now, I want to raise a question which I realize may be a bit prickly for some but I guess that is what I am here for anyway. Is giving birth to a snowflake baby the same as adopting a child already born into the world? President Bush uses the term snowflake babies to refer to a fertilized egg that is "adopted" and implanted into the women to continue to grow into a baby . Now, I can understand both sides of the argument to some extent, this group of cells has the potential to be a human being (and also to save thousands of life by being used in research) but by adopting a child already born and unwanted, you are saving the life of a feeling human, one the feels its stomach hurt when hungry and fingers numb when cold. How can saving a couple of blank cells, that do not even know it is human compare to the life of a child that may realize he/she will die by the end of the week due to lack of nutrition and shelter (reference Sudan if you will).
Our lovely President Bush invited 21 Snowflake babies and their families to the White House to praise their good deed and promote the birth of every embryo in reserve. Do you realize that would be approximately 330,000+ women walking around now pregnant responsible for feeding, clothing, caring for and dealing with medical issues for all of these kids. You can read our President's public address at the following site to form your own ideas.
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I don't believe that traditional adoption and "snowflake babies" are the same thing (just my opinion) Also, you may want to consider issues such as: Will having snowflake babies readily available have an affect on reducing adoption rates? Are snowflake babies of a certain ethnicity/race more likely to be "requested?" Also, will mothers be able to know ahead of time what the chance is that their snowflake baby might have a deformity or incurable disease? Does this raise any further concerns or problems?
Good blog, interesting overall very informative. I have never heard of "snowflake babies" before your posts. Thanks for the knowledge :)
That is a great point aclark. Will "adopting" snowflake babies take on similarities to gene selection/modification. Will parents be selective over the history of the parents who formed the fertilized egg when it comes to race to medical history? Could this become another business? I do think that although there is no research to back this up that I know of, it is a valid concern that traditional adoption rates could decrease as the interest in snowflake babies increases.
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