Children of the Future Genes
Have you ever had a family member or rather a parent with a genetic disease? If in such a situation, many of us will ask ourselves about the chances of our children will inherit the disease. Many people would want their parents to undergo the tests in order to determine the possibility of passing over the genetic disease to the next generation. Genetic disease are conditions passed from one parents to children, and with the modern world, most children always wish to test their genes in order to decide whether to have children or no. In addition, most governments nowadays are concerned with the type of children that are to be sired in the future and so they opt to control the genes of the children in future. An example is the US government which has invested 3 billion dollars to map the sets of genes expected in the future. Children born in the United States are screened for genetic diseases, even without the parents consent because it is mandated by the government. Does the government have an obligation to ensure that the children of the future have certain good genes or do not have certain genes? The question has raised debates with a number …show more content…
The desire for knowledge leads many people to read horoscopes in order to know their fate; therefore, there is nothing new in knowing the future genes of our children. Parents always seek a predictive genetic testing for their children in order to reduce their child’s future disease risk, and therefore, the same should be allowed for the government because, there are families who cannot afford such tests and the government can do it on their behalf in order to protect their children from future genetic conditions. The process is expensive and not everyone can afford, therefore, the government should be given the chance to oversee this process on all children since it will benefit future generations (Plato
Have you ever had a family member or rather a parent with a genetic disease? If in such a situation, many of us will ask ourselves about the chances of our children will inherit the disease. Many people would want their parents to undergo the tests in order to determine the possibility of passing over the genetic disease to the next generation. Genetic disease are conditions passed from one parents to children, and with the modern world, most children always wish to test their genes in order to decide whether to have children or no. In addition, most governments nowadays are concerned with the type of children that are to be sired in the future and so they opt to control the genes of the children in future. An example is the US government which has invested 3 billion dollars to map the sets of genes expected in the future. Children born in the United States are screened for genetic diseases, even without the parents consent because it is mandated by the government. Does the government have an obligation to ensure that the children of the future have certain good genes or do not have certain genes? The question has raised debates with a number …show more content…
The desire for knowledge leads many people to read horoscopes in order to know their fate; therefore, there is nothing new in knowing the future genes of our children. Parents always seek a predictive genetic testing for their children in order to reduce their child’s future disease risk, and therefore, the same should be allowed for the government because, there are families who cannot afford such tests and the government can do it on their behalf in order to protect their children from future genetic conditions. The process is expensive and not everyone can afford, therefore, the government should be given the chance to oversee this process on all children since it will benefit future generations (Plato