When scientists are faced with writing a pro con list on designer babies, even they have to admit that the effects things that could happen are far greater than that of the good effects. The good effects consist of preventing genetic diseases such as cancer, helping infertile parents have children, parents wont spend as much money for the childs healthcare in the future, and less stress for parents. All great things to want your child to have but what if the chances of that really happening are slimmed down? When embryos are taken from a mother or a host there is a minimum of 4 taken, out of four maybe 1 will become the baby. The others are thrown away. Genetic engeneering could lead to parents chooseing exactly how their child will act and how it will look. Adding this up seems to subtract unique qualities from the child. Many are born to make someone else happy not the child.
Is this moral behavior? Do the scientists believe they are god? A quote from a scientists states " even people who might welcome the growth of genetic knowledge and technology are worried about the power of geneticists, genetic engineers, and any governmental authority armed with genetic technology..." Dr. Leon Kass. With the very scientists who are working on this project know exactly what the people are thinking, why do they not quench our fears? Ethical is being consistent with agreed principles of correct moral conduct. Are these experiments ethical when not everyone has agreed that they are?
When these babies are grown and told of how they were conceived, unlike any other child, what will they think? Will they believe themselves to be abominations, built in the lab and tested on such as a lab rat? When experiments on animals are failing and these experiments were meant for humans why would we act upon such experiments? While scientists agree that there are still more terrible effects than the respectable effects, why are we still pushing for these experiments to be performed on humans? Why do we believe ourselves ethically right when not everyone agrees upon this being ethical? Is designing your baby really the way to go?
Information found at:
www.howard-winn.k12.ia.us/profects/ind_stdy06/ac/desbab/procon.html
www.ifgene.org/proscons.htm
www.scienceprogress.org
Is this moral behavior? Do the scientists believe they are god? A quote from a scientists states " even people who might welcome the growth of genetic knowledge and technology are worried about the power of geneticists, genetic engineers, and any governmental authority armed with genetic technology..." Dr. Leon Kass. With the very scientists who are working on this project know exactly what the people are thinking, why do they not quench our fears? Ethical is being consistent with agreed principles of correct moral conduct. Are these experiments ethical when not everyone has agreed that they are?
When these babies are grown and told of how they were conceived, unlike any other child, what will they think? Will they believe themselves to be abominations, built in the lab and tested on such as a lab rat? When experiments on animals are failing and these experiments were meant for humans why would we act upon such experiments? While scientists agree that there are still more terrible effects than the respectable effects, why are we still pushing for these experiments to be performed on humans? Why do we believe ourselves ethically right when not everyone agrees upon this being ethical? Is designing your baby really the way to go?
Information found at:
www.howard-winn.k12.ia.us/profects/ind_stdy06/ac/desbab/procon.html
www.ifgene.org/proscons.htm
www.scienceprogress.org
Comments
amandaaa
(Guest)
(Guest)
12/04/2009
i disagree on thiss ! i say have a damn baby the natural way ! okayyyyy =)
gabby
(Guest)
(Guest)
09/21/2009
Well, in my opinion, i think designer babies is totally wrong. how would you like telling your child that they are fake? "oh honey, your not supposed to have brown hair. i got to choose what you looked liked" i know i wouldne be too happy. besides what effect is this gonna have on society? what if everyone decides to have boys then we cant reproduce anymore. im totally against it and think that it should be smart. call me ignorent, but thats the way things are supposed to be. real, not fake.
im also, 100%, animal testing. they have rights too.
Comments 1 - 2 (of 2)
|
|