Genetically Building My Baby

The term designer babies come from the procedure of embryos being selected and using genetic screening to make sure inherited diseases from their parents aren’t passed down to their offspring. But today this power is becoming abused. Some people are selecting the embryos and want to use this to pick what their child will look like and taking out certain genes to ensure their dream child. They are able to create certain traits such as athleticism or intelligence also in the embryo. Genetic screening should only be used on an embryo so ensure that is will have a healthy future and a long life. It should not be used to pick out your perfect child.

A good thing of having a designer baby is that the baby won’t have any problems it will live happy that it is immune to dangerous diseases. Designer babies can be the future of humanity they can be smarter, more fit and healthy it can help society in a good way. Either way instead of designer baby’s there is gene modification.

For many people, the term “designer babies” sounds like something that could only exist in the novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. But, science has now advanced to the point where faulty genes can now be singled out, discarded, and replaced with more favorable ones. Just like the 16,012 babies manufactured in the Hatchery and Conditioning Centre in Brave New World, human embryos can be selected for fertilization based on their genes. This is done through the processes of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). This involves removing mature egg cells from a woman and fertilizing it with male sperm outside of the body. The embryos are then analyzed for abnormalities and mutations in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The healthiest embryos are then implanted back into the woman’s uterus for regular gestation (Yount). The development of these techniques originated from the Human Genome Project initiated by the United States government in 1988 (Siegel-Itzkovich). Although established initially with the purpose of selecting healthy embryos free of disease, the same techniques can be applied to select genes that code for traits such as intelligence, strength, and beauty. IVF and PGD are useful techniques but should only be used for medical purposes, not for selecting the embryos of perfect children.

Have you ever asked yourself is it possible to pick and choose your kids characteristics and appearance? If you ever have thought about this topic it is called designer babies and the technology used to do this is called CRISPR. In 2015 scientists in China tried to modify human embryos so that they could edit the genes of the embryos.(OI) This test failed horribly with all 86 of the embryos dying.(OI) Many people hope that one day designer babies will be a thing. I disagree with genetically modifying humans because in the bible it states, “God made you perfectly in his own image.”

Though it is evident that the concept of “Designer Babies” would prove unpopular amongst the majority of society, there still remains to be advocates for a future compromising of GM children. It is argued that gene technology will bring about a new age of human beings who are happier, smarter and healthier. Supporters look forward to a future when parents could quite literally assemble their children from genes listed in a catalogue. A future in which the health, appearance, personality and life span of our children become mere artefacts of genetic modification.

You may have not thought about issues that come along with genetics and the genetic makeup of a human being. This includes but not limited to how your child will look, will the offspring have your features, the fathers features, or even one of the grandparents' features. This has caused many stakeholders to debate on whether genetic engineering should be allowed and to what extent. Meaning, should we be able to design our children based on how we want them to look or to prevent them from obtaining some detrimental conditions? Most would base their opinions on the “fun” part of designing your baby and how cool that may seem. In a study by Salah, Yaz, a publisher for Emaze

In the chapter “Designer Babies” in the book Philosophy Gym by Stephen Law, discusses the possibility of designer babies, which would allow parents to choose the sex, intelligence, and appearance of their child. The pros and cons of this are discusses, along with the question of whether or not it would be morally right to be able to do this. I personally believe that it is not morally right to be able to “design” a child, because humans are made to be imperfect, and I believe that some of the ideologies behind “designing” are similar to that of the Nazis, and the belief that there could be a superior race of humans.

Technology has made leaps and bounds over the past several years; it has come to have tremendous effects on how we live our lives; from transportation to how quickly we can access information. Recently, technology has begun changing the lives of children, especially infants. A new form of genetic engineering can genetically modify the DNA of an embryo to achieve specific or desirable traits; this is referred to as “Designer Babies”. This procedure will ultimately change lives, for better or for worse. While it may seem to most that designer babies are beneficial, they will actually cause more harm than good.

I think we should have designer babies because what if someone can’t have kids and they want a baby? What do they do adopted or just make a designer baby, just think about it would you want you child to have something wrong with them. So now with designer babies, your baby won’t have anything wrong with it that you don’t want. According to The Ethics of Editing Human Embryos “Imagine if genetic diseases could be removed from the very biological code of our species — a future in which the likes of hemophilia, cystic fibrosis or dozens of other afflictions are simply edited out of human embryos. In April online in the journal Protein and Cell, a team of Chinese scientists reported the first documented experiment to do just that.”

Ever feel terrified of what the future of genetics is? Perhaps designer babies? But, maybe no one has stated the wonderful possibilities it has and its outcomes. This has made the scientific technologies in genetics help us as us humans. Our civilization has become majorly advanced just by using genetics; and it isn’t as harmful as it sounds. We can save babies and have them personalized to how we would want them to be. Our society would be so much sophisticated. Using genetics to create designer babies is a tremendous decision to make, so the human race can advance.

The act of genetically designing babies has been beneficial in The past and may continue to be in the near future.Creating designer babies are beneficial to the society in many ways.Creating designer babies has the possibility of preventing genetic disease,provide a tissue match or stem cells for a sick sibling or help infertile couples to have a baby.“….many more couples have created their own designer baby to save their sick child or prevent their offspring from inheriting a certain genetic disease.”To begin,since the year 2000 designer babies have been created to save the lives of other children. They have been created to prevent genetic disease that may be passed down. the last thing a parent would want is for their child to have a genetic

When it comes to the subject of designer babies, or even the thought of being able to create a 'perfect' child there is either controversy or pure relief. The reason being because when it comes to designing babies there is good as well as bad. For example some may say being able to genetically modify a baby so it has no chances of coming out deformed or even with mental or psychical diseases and disabilities is a miracle. Others may say that in the law of ethics this can not be acceptable. The fact the you're choosing your child's fate is ‘wrong’ stating that whether a child ends up with a disease is life, we should not be able to control it. Which makes sense yes, unless you're talking about two parents who can't have children because

Although it can increase lifespan, provide a better understanding of genetics, and give a child genes that the parents do not carry, there are many bad side effects. First of all, with designer babies, there will be termination of extra embryos. This is unethical because it requires the killing of several humans since life begins at conception. An affect society would face would be a greater divide between the economically disadvantaged, and the wealthy. Only the upper classes would be able to afford a designer baby. Consequently, the designer babies would have an unfair advantage in life over the babies from the lower classes. If this process becomes authentic, there will be a loss of individuality and damage to the gene pool. Human errors could also cause a lot of trouble since geneticists are not perfect and genes often have more than one

And if this is successful it can lead to a better understanding of genetics which can lead to a better understanding of more positive things to improve on the human life. Another good think about designer babies is that it can reduce risks of diseases which can prevent future deaths caused by diseases, And with that it can also reduce inherited medical conditions for example obesity, and cancer. And most of all it is not mandatory meaning if you do not wish to have your baby enhanced, in any way you don’t have to.

How would you feel if your parents told you that you aren't supposed to look the way you look. Having designer babies are unnecessary because changing the way your baby looks is just cruel. This is also unhealthy and dangerous because they will probably not come out the way it is supposed to or they may die. They will also not have the same traits that they are supposed to have.