Custom Essay: The Ethics Of Designer Babies

Ethics of Designer Babies Designer Babies refer to children whose genes have been genetically modified for the child to come out with more desireable qualities. This can decrease the chance for the child to develop Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's, and other diseases. Designer Babies allow the parent to give the child a healthy life which ultimately benefits the child. These babies are created by first fertilizing the mother’s egg in a lab. The fertilization creates many embryos. One cell is removed from each embryo and then tested if it has the desireable trait. Only the embryos with the desirable trait is placed back into the mother’s womb. There are many benefits involved with the use of designer babies, such as reducing the chances of Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's or increase the probability of having a boy or a girl. The alternation of the babies’ genes in the future may allow the parents to alter what the baby looks like. It also increases the chances of the baby to be stronger or smarter. But …show more content…
The father is given an opportunity to affect the baby and increase the chances of the traits he desires. Doctors are also a secondary stakeholder because they are the ones operating on the embryo and the mother. They will have to learn the procedure and do the procedure. Also, if the doctor messes up, he’ll be blamed for it. The poor will be affected because of its inability to pay for designer babies. According to the daily beast, after adding up the cost of everything involved in the procedure will result in a“ outcome cost [of’] around $50,000.”6 Because the rich can afford designer babies while the poor can’t, the poor and the rich will be further divided as classes. Like what Bernie Sanders said about how the poor is becoming poorer. The rich will also be affected as a tertiary stakeholder because as people are getting poorer, they can provide jobs at lower prices and get