Question

From “The Case Against Perfection “ The author presents both negative and positive aspects of designer babies . Do you think designer babies should be unregulated and allowed . Explain with references to items in the reading ..

Should designer babjes be unregulated and allowed ..

The case against perfection was written by Micheal J. Sandel..

Answer 1

I think, Designer Babies should not be unregulated and allowed.

The reason are as follows.

The drive to enhance human nature through genetic technologies is objectionable because it represents a bid for mastery and dominion that fails to appreciate the gifted character of human powers and achievements

In the future, genetic manipulation of embryos is expected to have the potential to go beyond the treatment of diseases to improvements: children who are taller, more athletic, and have higher IQs.

People worries that more genetic choice will undermine our appreciation of the gifted character of human life—our sense that the way we are is not solely the product of our own doing…. Many of us feel uneasy about such a future, without being quite able to say why.

Just what exactly is wrong with an athlete tweaking his genes to perform better, if all the other athletes are doing it? And why shouldn't parents with the means to do so shape the genes of their future children? Many of us find these ideas disturbing.

Genetic engineering provides a great tasty gulp of contemporary ethical controversy. Science moves faster than moral understanding. Moral understanding is catching up. Cloning, stem cell research, performance-enhancing drugs, pills that make you stronger or taller: if some scientific development bothers you.

It is a bioethical debate and we should respect nature and should not play as per our requirement, particularly when babies are considered who will be future citizens of any country.