The Pros And Cons Of Reproductive Genetics

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Imagine a world where parents can genetically design better lives for their children by engaging in genetic supermarkets; a world where the erratic forces of nature no longer dictate if a child is born male, female, brown-eyed, green-eyed, tall or short, but most importantly, absent of genetically acquired disease. Today, human reproductive services, particularly that of reproductive genetics services, not only pave the way for such a world to exist, but also raise conflicting moral claims to equality as the widespread practice of such a market fosters objectionable norms that undermine past and present efforts to unify a fragmented humanity. In this paper, I am not arguing for the complete halt of reproductive genetics, as it has enormous

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