Pros And Cons Of Genetic Engineering Our Offsprings

For the past decade technology has been advancing rapidly, so quickly that we have to stop and ask ourselves, should we genetically engineer our offspring? There are many different opinions on whether or not people should or should not be engineering their offspring’s, although the results could be devastating, some people still think it is a good idea. There are many pros and cons to this processes results. Some people might think it is a better thing because then they can have the perfect child by making them athletically or mentally advanced. Others believe it is just wrong and having children should be a natural process, and that they are perfect the way they are. This idea for a lot of people is seen in a religious perspective, due to religion it could influence their decision on whether or not to genetically engineer their offspring. The main ideas for this concepts cons are, it will end up in overpopulation, it would just end up the same people over and over again, and finally another result could be the amounts of people and babies dying just trying to get it perfect. …show more content…
So many people that can’t have kids now can have kids so more and more kids will be genetically made. Also due to the growing rate of homosexuality, more and more kids will be genetically engineered. With overpopulation, it will lead to even more problems. Tina Stancheva mentioned in one of her articles “With overpopulation many other things are in danger of water supply and pollution, soil degradation, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity.” With overpopulation not only will it cause people not to have homes or a place to live, but it will also cause a massive loss in many places dealing with most