Interview Practice

Last Friday in CM class, I have interiewed Shoko about "If you could genetically engineer your child, would you do so? Why or Why not?" in order to practice interview in a particular format and to share the class together.
Shoko would choose her child to engineer genetically only if it is proved to be safe. This is because if her child has any physical diseases, he or her will not feel comfortablw in school or society. In addition to this, the problems such as cost made her to choose gene engineering. However, she strongly disagree with changing his or her characters.
I found that her position is very clear and she had her own vision towards genetical engineering; therefore, interview went very well. By listening her opinion, it seemed that she had imagined about the situation seriously and also expected what would happen to her children if they had serious physical disease.
I agree with her idea against changing children's characteristics; however, I cannot agree with genetical engineering in the first place. I do not interfere my child's life in any ways, because the life is his or hers. Thus, I want to give them at least a chance to choose what they want. Decision of genetical engineering all depends on parents and children have not choice. That is why I do not want my children to be engineered genetically.

Bioethics Interests

My current interests in bioethics is clonings, in vitro fertilization and genetic engineering.
Basically the staff which are relates to birth or babies and children.
How human beings is created, exist is very interesting to me, because no one can say what is the truth.

Also I have discussed about brain death in ARW class today which was interesting in terms of what death is. People have different views in seeing death and life. Some says that if the person cannot communicate with the others, it does not mean that the person is existing. Is it true?
There are so many informations and opinions. I do not feel I have enough knowledge to create my own view point in it so that I would like to increase my knowledge and discuss about them with people who have different point of view.

In addition to this, bioethics can connects to the other areas of studies such as philosophy, economic, antholopology, international studies and so on. It is needed to establish clear, logical idea of my own; however, I would like to go through various ideas and opinions in order to extent my interests.

If you have some ideas of what is death and alive, let me share your ideas. That would be very helpful.

Thanks,