So I recently had to do a research project for my college English project, and since I already did a project on animal testing my senior year of high school, I picked the controversy on designer babies.
The two sides are should we have the option of altering the DNA of fetus' in order to achieve a certain child or should we leave it up to 'God' or nature.
Starting with being pro designer babies. You could completely eliminate genes that cause diseases or mental illnesses such as cancer or mental retardation. Obesity will be wiped from our DNA system. The thing that makes bad people do bad things will no longer be there.
Now the against designer babies. Of course this procedure with be outrageously expensive. Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie type people will be able to afford this. So while the rich as producing babies that are smart, good-looking, and athletic, that doesn't leave much to compete for us middle class people and eventually the lower class will be living with the rats because the Ken and Barbies of the world will be taking over.
It also doesn't leave for much diversity. Soon everyone will be blonde, tan, size 0, with blue eyes and perfect teeth. We'll all be mimics of one another. No uniqueness.
I'm not even going to go into the whole it's messing with the way 'God' wants you to look.
If I had a chance to choose my future kids DNA, I would only use to to make sure s/he grew up healthy.
What do you think?
The two sides are should we have the option of altering the DNA of fetus' in order to achieve a certain child or should we leave it up to 'God' or nature.
Starting with being pro designer babies. You could completely eliminate genes that cause diseases or mental illnesses such as cancer or mental retardation. Obesity will be wiped from our DNA system. The thing that makes bad people do bad things will no longer be there.
Now the against designer babies. Of course this procedure with be outrageously expensive. Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie type people will be able to afford this. So while the rich as producing babies that are smart, good-looking, and athletic, that doesn't leave much to compete for us middle class people and eventually the lower class will be living with the rats because the Ken and Barbies of the world will be taking over.
It also doesn't leave for much diversity. Soon everyone will be blonde, tan, size 0, with blue eyes and perfect teeth. We'll all be mimics of one another. No uniqueness.
I'm not even going to go into the whole it's messing with the way 'God' wants you to look.
If I had a chance to choose my future kids DNA, I would only use to to make sure s/he grew up healthy.
What do you think?
August 23rd, 2013 at 06:11am