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    Designer Babies”. Would you have ever thought that these two words would conjoin as a phrase? You have probably heard this phrase in a sci-fi themed text, but have you ever stopped to ponder what it means? Designer clothes, designer cars, designer houses are products that generally fit a specific requirement for a certain person or personals., likewise a designer baby has been adopted by people and designed to the idea of designer. The colloquial term ‘ designer babies ‘ or genetically modified

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    the biomedical sector has been the invention of designer babies. Designer babies refer to a wide range of reproductive techniques such as replacing versions of genes linked to certain diseases and enhancing certain attributes in a baby. These adjustments, however, are not ethically right since God’s work is termed to be perfect. The production of a designer baby is, in my opinion, exploitation of the existence of the human individual. A designer baby is treated as an object and not a natural individual

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    Designer babies are genetically modified babies, whose genes are changed or even removed, to match couples’ needs and wants . They are specifically made to have certain genes that the parents would want their children to have. For example if the fetus had a cancer cell, the couple could take their child through a specific process of removing that cell, which then would ensure that the baby no longer has any chance to suffer through cancer in their lifetime. This is how the process of preimplantation

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    Several worldwide organizations have openly condemned the practice of genetically engineering designer babies in any setting except research. In their professional opinion, there are not enough regulations about what genes can be edited and in which scenarios creating designer babies is appropriate. The scientific community is also leery about what the effects of genetically engineering children

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    What is meant by Designer babies? The definition of a designer baby is that, a babies genetic makeup has been selected to eradicate a particular defect or to make sure that a particular gene is present(English Oxford dictionary).During embryo screening, a scientist would be able to tell what physical characteristics a child will grow to have; as well as whether or not this child is at risk of developing or will develop genetic disorders such as autism, down syndrome, Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s

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    Saiyara Baset Mr. Kegley Health Science Technology - 4th Period 22 September 2015 Designer Babies Designer babies, the use of genetic modification of babies in order to get the desired features and genes, also known as a test tube baby. Most of the time people just talk about the features that they want their child to have like, brown hair, green eyes, and stuff like that; but now doctors can make it a reality even being able to rid the genes of certain diseases. “For example, preimplantation genetic

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    that allows parents to make their own perfect, desired child? Scientists are developing a technology called designer babies. Designer babies are essentially genetically engineered children that can also have artificially selected traits. This would lead to a powerful impact on society because there will be a clear division between the poor and wealthy due to the expenses of designer babies. There are dangerous risks, and in the long run, it will create more problems in the future. This is because

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    The “Perfect” doll? Are you willing to engineer your own baby? Krish K. "Life is entering a new phase in its history. We are seizing control of our own evolution." Gregory Stock As of late, Designer babies has been a boiling hot topic in the eyes of many members of the society. It is often questioned, as to whether the creation of designer baby is morally correct and should it be legal? Before all that, a ‘designer baby’ is a child genetically engineered and crafted In Vitro fertilization for specific

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    has been developed. Scientists have created a way to genetically modify babies pre birth, and give options affecting the baby’s characteristics. This technology will benefit the next generation in numerous ways. The practice of genetically modifying babies pre birth should be accessible to anyone because it will evolve the human race through developing solutions for major medical problems. Using technology to modify babies prebirth will overall benefit human life. The possibilities for the future

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