Designer Babies; Are they really necessary?

First of all, you should know what exactly what a designer baby is before you can properly form an opinion. Basically it's what the media calls the future of having people choose what type of genes they want the baby to have.

In my opinion, gene therapy is good technique that scientists have discovered but should only be used for emergency and not for your own selfishness. If you know diabetes has been running in your family for a while, I think it's reasonable to maybe get a doctor to replace the gene that cause it with a normal one. That's exactly what gene therapy is. But I don't think you try and add genes that can make your child good looking. I find that to be very shallow and it makes it look like you think your child is ugly.

Currently, I wouldn't say that things are getting out of hand but I would say that we should slow down a bit before they actually do. If it gets to the point where we can choose every detail of what our child will be, then I will say that things are getting out of hand. That would just ruin the moment of having your first child. But this won't happen since it's legal to only to two type of gene therapy procedures.

The first thing that is legal to do is choosing what sperm will fertilize the egg which can help determine what sex the child will be. The other legal thing to do is scanning the embryo looking for any genetic diseases and replacing them with normal ones. This is called Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis. This is one technique that I think can be very good for humanity in general. It lowers the percentage of kids with genetic disorders and may even save some children's lives. Your not using the technique for anything selfish but your doing it for the good of your child. So in my opinion, Gene Therapy is only necessary if you know you have a genetic disorder that runs in the family that you would you like to prevent occurring in your child.

Sources: What is a Designer Baby(Information)

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