Should humans be allowed to genetically engineer their offspring? Can you use genes from more than two people to create a baby? Can humans extract DNA from animals into their offspring? These questions are going to become very important shortly to the entire world. Genetically changing our offspring could change the world for the better or it could lead to our destruction. There are very few benefits that can come from this such as life expectancy and how intellectual the human brain can become. The downsides, however, include overpopulation on the Earth, a new type of discrimination, and the potential loss of genetic diversity. Genetically engineering our offspring could greatly affect future generations for many years, and should never be allowed for the sake of many generations to come. Changing the way we reproduce should never be able to happen because it could change a child’s appearance and personality, create a new way to discriminate against other people, and contribute to the loss of genetic diversity.
First, genetically altering our offspring would change their emotional, physical, and mental characteristics. Just by manipulating genes, this is all possible, but should it be done? Everyone would like for their child to be intellectual, good-looking, and athletic. …show more content…
The gap between the social classes will grow even more rapidly with genetic engineering, “Not only would genetic enhancement take away from human dignity and even humanity itself,... it will become a ‘vain pursuit of perfection,’ causing a greater gap in society between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ or rather the ‘ideal’ and ‘non-ideal’ humans” (Annas). These enhancements in science would cause the social classes to separate farther and farther apart from each other. Sooner or later, the imperfect people would split from society. They would be disallowed to work because they are not fitted for the job because of their
First, genetically altering our offspring would change their emotional, physical, and mental characteristics. Just by manipulating genes, this is all possible, but should it be done? Everyone would like for their child to be intellectual, good-looking, and athletic. …show more content…
The gap between the social classes will grow even more rapidly with genetic engineering, “Not only would genetic enhancement take away from human dignity and even humanity itself,... it will become a ‘vain pursuit of perfection,’ causing a greater gap in society between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ or rather the ‘ideal’ and ‘non-ideal’ humans” (Annas). These enhancements in science would cause the social classes to separate farther and farther apart from each other. Sooner or later, the imperfect people would split from society. They would be disallowed to work because they are not fitted for the job because of their