Designer Babies Imagine a society where kids grew up in a defect-free environment. Even if the technology that would create this seems distant, geneticists are actively researching it and there’s even a term for children that could be genetically modified. They’re called designer babies and could revolutionize the effects impairments have on our society. However, this new project could also have a negative effect on our society as well, such as the unsure success rate of the procedure. The use of this technology is a double edged sword, but I believe it could help create a more nourishing environment for youth for every child to thrive.
While the idea of creating an artificial child may seem immoral, there are more advantages to designer babies than just eliminating disabilities. In addition to creating a fairer environment for all children, this procedure could also make them live longer with the discarding of disease causing genes. Furthermore, the newfound experience and data collected from this procedure could also help geneticists progress faster in their research in genetics. The operation could be also viewed as ethically accepted since some women take prenatal pills during pregnancy to ensure …show more content…
To begin with, the technology used is not one hundred percent safe, and the embryo could accidentally be destroyed during the procedure. Along with the dangers of the death of the embryo, designer babies could gain an unfair advantage in the society with the modification of genes to be more advantageous mentally and externally. This could also create societies between designer and non-designer babies. In reality, these groups are already shown between the rich and the poor; the procedure would not be cheap as well, which could also create problems. Although I do not agree with the use of this technology for these aesthetic purposes, it would most likely be used under the table; even if there was a law against
While the idea of creating an artificial child may seem immoral, there are more advantages to designer babies than just eliminating disabilities. In addition to creating a fairer environment for all children, this procedure could also make them live longer with the discarding of disease causing genes. Furthermore, the newfound experience and data collected from this procedure could also help geneticists progress faster in their research in genetics. The operation could be also viewed as ethically accepted since some women take prenatal pills during pregnancy to ensure …show more content…
To begin with, the technology used is not one hundred percent safe, and the embryo could accidentally be destroyed during the procedure. Along with the dangers of the death of the embryo, designer babies could gain an unfair advantage in the society with the modification of genes to be more advantageous mentally and externally. This could also create societies between designer and non-designer babies. In reality, these groups are already shown between the rich and the poor; the procedure would not be cheap as well, which could also create problems. Although I do not agree with the use of this technology for these aesthetic purposes, it would most likely be used under the table; even if there was a law against