Designer babies by definition are “babies with specially selected genetic makeup that has been selected to ensure that a defect is not present, or to ensure a specific gene is present.” This means that the mother and father can design their baby to look and act like who ever they want. The designing process starts with InVitro Fertilization, which is when a donors sperm and the mothers embryos (group of eggs) are fertilized in a test tube outside the body. One of the eggs can be scanned to look for certain disorders and defects using Preimplantation Genetic Diagnoses (PGD). Currently it is only legal to scan for Huntington's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis and conditions such as Down Syndrome. The embryos can then be edited using a technique called CRISPR which is a is a technique that uses an enzyme called CAS9 to cut specific parts of the DNA out and then new DNA can be injected along with the CAS9 to take its place. They can edit the Babies appearance, intelligence, disability and personality using CRISPR. Designer babies are a nightmare waiting to be legal.
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Should it be legal for parents to make life altering decisions for there child? Example; two parents are both deaf and they want a deaf child, because they want there child to have a different point of view of the world then most kids, or two parents want a child in a wheel chair because babies with disabilities are the newest trend. Is it right to control our children's
Should it be legal for parents to make life altering decisions for there child? Example; two parents are both deaf and they want a deaf child, because they want there child to have a different point of view of the world then most kids, or two parents want a child in a wheel chair because babies with disabilities are the newest trend. Is it right to control our children's