Other than for medical reasons, I think the entire idea is disgusting.
Nonetheless, I've chosen "yes", because I think people should have a legal right to do this. I would, however, hope that the medical profession would marginalize the practice. It is a very small step from choosing the gender of your children to "buying" smarter, prettier children through genetic manipulation.
It's one thing to eliminate serious illnesses; it's quite another to set up a system of "designer children". We should not attempt to decide what genetic qualities are desirable and undesirable in a child, just as we should not overmedicate children who are already born.
Despite my views, I don't really think any of these things should be illegal. I don't think it's the kind of thing that the government should be trying to control.
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Date: November 14th, 2003 11:05 am (UTC)From:Nonetheless, I've chosen "yes", because I think people should have a legal right to do this. I would, however, hope that the medical profession would marginalize the practice. It is a very small step from choosing the gender of your children to "buying" smarter, prettier children through genetic manipulation.
It's one thing to eliminate serious illnesses; it's quite another to set up a system of "designer children". We should not attempt to decide what genetic qualities are desirable and undesirable in a child, just as we should not overmedicate children who are already born.
Despite my views, I don't really think any of these things should be illegal. I don't think it's the kind of thing that the government should be trying to control.