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The increase of knowledge regarding the topic altering genes has become rapid and have open and paved the hope of designing your own perfect baby. Even today, the use of reforming and adjusting the genes of an unborn child is being put in effect. “Techniques of genetic screening are already being used, whereby embryos can be selected by sex and checked for certain disease-bearing genes. This can lead to either the termination of a pregnancy, or if analyzed at a pre-implantation stage when using In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), can enable the pregnancy to be created using only non-disease bearing genes” (Steere, 2011, para. 6). Altering the babies genes can not only harm the baby, however, can also terminate the baby. Genetic screening have only showed negative effects as the result, therefore, only showing that the process for creating a designer baby will be
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“Genetic engineering, if accepted, will have a negative impact on the society. It will result in increase of unreasonable fear or hatred towards foreigners or anyone who appears different. People with genetic defects will be socially rejected” (Buzzle.com, 2011, Pros para.7). The designer children will have to face the reality that they are not like every other child among them in the world and this may put a strain on both them and the other children. Designing children may also affect race and nationalities. If certain nationalities genetically alter their children, one race may populate over the other. Children will be left out, others may feel jealous or left behind because they are not perfect and pursuing equality among both the genetically perfect child and the inferior child will be …show more content…
Designer babies can almost be compared to robots. They are all designed to do and perform the same way and this may be the result in designing children. This will affect biodiversity and affect the child’s freedom because the child will never have the chance to be their own individual. “Moreover, the diversity of the gene pool and human genetics will be affected, and this may even lead to a major percentage of the human race being wiped out completely by some major disease” (Buzzle.com, 2011, Designer para. 6). Children affect the future and altering and correcting the genes of the child make these children different from the rest. Not only will this cause separation and individuality issues, however, this can also affect these genetically engineered children’s health, which may result in
“Genetic engineering, if accepted, will have a negative impact on the society. It will result in increase of unreasonable fear or hatred towards foreigners or anyone who appears different. People with genetic defects will be socially rejected” (Buzzle.com, 2011, Pros para.7). The designer children will have to face the reality that they are not like every other child among them in the world and this may put a strain on both them and the other children. Designing children may also affect race and nationalities. If certain nationalities genetically alter their children, one race may populate over the other. Children will be left out, others may feel jealous or left behind because they are not perfect and pursuing equality among both the genetically perfect child and the inferior child will be …show more content…
Designer babies can almost be compared to robots. They are all designed to do and perform the same way and this may be the result in designing children. This will affect biodiversity and affect the child’s freedom because the child will never have the chance to be their own individual. “Moreover, the diversity of the gene pool and human genetics will be affected, and this may even lead to a major percentage of the human race being wiped out completely by some major disease” (Buzzle.com, 2011, Designer para. 6). Children affect the future and altering and correcting the genes of the child make these children different from the rest. Not only will this cause separation and individuality issues, however, this can also affect these genetically engineered children’s health, which may result in