Butjust asthereareordinarygood-enoughparents who mysteriouslyproduceadifficultchild, there are somedecentpeoplewho have the misfortuneofhavinga truly toxic parent.
Even if there was, there is thought to be only a one in 50 chance of the Whittakers having another child with the illness, so they would not be good candidates for this type of "pre-implantation genetic diagnosis".