The United Kingdom and Australia have created highly regulated laws in efforts to protect children from being brought into this world to only be mistreated and abused. There are multiple ways to regulate PGD including placing a statutory band on PGD, Statutory Mandatory Licensing, Self-regulated by a professional organization, or no regulations at all (Spriggs & Savulescu, 2002). Austria, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland are against PGD completely. Germany has a law that states an embryo “has a right to life” and therefore bans PGD because it destroys embryos with genes that are likely to carry a disease (Meister, Finck, Sto ̈bel-Richter, etc… 2004). Although many might believe that banning PGD is the best way to solve this issue, the ban has led to many people traveling outside their own country lines to receive treatments from somewhere that does allow PGD. This results in many not receiving the proper care after surgery due to returning to their country (Gaines & Nguyen, …show more content…
It is solely up to the individual clinics and providers. The U.S. does not even have any governmental agencies that consider policies regarding the creation and use of savior siblings (Madanamoothoo, 2011). However, there are professional organizations that suggest certain guidelines. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), for instance, suggests that savior siblings should only be used as a last resort when no willing adult donor exists (“Savior Siblings”, 2005). Not having regulations allow clinics and providers to make their own decisions on PGD and gives them too much power and control. It leaves moral and ethical views as the only deciding factor on whether or not someone should or should not be allowed to create a savior