Juvenile Duchesneueu And Mccullough Analysis

“‘With an enhanced sense of smell, touch, and sight, Gauvin is not disabled, he is blessed”’ (“Introduction to designer… ). Couple Duchesneueu and McCullough genetically altered their child in order to be deaf, just as they are. As stated by Michael Poore, Duchesneau and McCullough do not look at this situation as taking away an ability from their child, instead they perceive this as being able to have their child belong to their minority culture. Or, as in more personal terms they think it is having a child that can “enjoy what we enjoy”(Poore). Sickeningly, these people took it into their own hands to guarantee a disability for their child. Before their child entered the world the child was pure and had a chance to lead a normal and thriving …show more content…
Many lower class individuals would not even begin to think about inducing this medical procedure on their child not only due to the fact that is is morally wrong, but also including the fact that it is an expensive procedures. Many would think that the doctors would be conscious of this detriment they are putting on society, however, with the amount of money those doctors are getting in return, it is likely that they are not thinking about their moral compass. In fact, according to Author Michael Poore the only limitations on this procedure are limited to the desires of the parents and their ability to pay, the current technology, and the willingness of the clinic to obey the patient's wishes (Poore). Therefore, the only limitations given to this process are what the people involved and interested are putting on it. Those limitations are highly set on the amount of money the individual has to spend on this process. Author Bill McKibben relates the current enhancements, such as botulism toxin injections, to be a catalyst for genetic enhancement. It is obvious that a society that encourages those sorts of enhancements would be energetic and eager to change their child in order to be immortal (McKibben). In our current society it is customary for everyone to want be on top. With the constant presence of photoshopped models and plastic surgery induced idols the current state of normalcy is already being altered. Therefore, who is to say that the people inducing these forms of altered normalcy would be against changing their child to perfect from the start. Thus making the people who have money to physically alter themselves able to make their offspring internally better. It is not only the people who are inducing this on their children who will cause the social divide but also