Baby Designer Ethics

Choosing to play baby designer and increasing a baby's chances of being born without the luxury of one his/her five senses is cruel and unethical. It's only natural that you want your child to resemble you so that you can compare baby pictures but allowing your child to forgo one of his/her five senses putting limits of their ability to communicate to the outside world is not a choice that anyone should have when designing their children. Communication is essential to any healthy working relationship and essential to day to day living. Giving your child a medical disability as well as a cultural disability isn't the same as choosing their outfit for family photos.

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You want her to be able plan for a future when she was created to be deaf? The parents went out of their way to ensure they would have the disability of being deaf and is withholding advantages( hearing aids and speech) from the children but they will be able to plan their own futures. Placing restrictions on your child's ability to interact with the outside world and not affording them every opportunity to advance with their disability is cruel and inhuman .Gauvin's future is limited because his parents are not allowing for growth outside of the family.

Last but not least; Did Sharon and Candice ever really take their children's future into consideration? What will Gauvin think of his limitations when he finds out they were intentionally placed upon him by the people who are supposed to love and nourish him? Life is hard enough without having extra obstacles placed in form of you. I don't recall any positive points about either of the children that came form the choices Sharon and Candice. The entire story circled around the selfishness and needs of both Sharon and