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    What is a designer baby? If it you look up designer baby in the dictionary the following comes up, " Designer baby- a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present." The last part of the definition means you can choose how your baby looks like or if he/she is smart. Designer babies are not ethically moral and should be banned before the technology becomes better. One reason why designer babies should not be

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    Designer Babies Designer Babies are genetically engineered in vitro for specially selected traits, which can vary from lowered disease-risk to gender selection. Designer Babies can be important by helping with curing birth defects when still in the womb or are made to donate to an older sibling that has a birth defect. Changing the baby's DNA can be good for helping with diseases, but not helpful for really anything else. Changing the baby’s DNA should only be used for birth defects. The original

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    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

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    ability to screen eggs from the mother for certain genetic diseases, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and implant them; ultimately picking and implanting an egg that will produce a normal, healthy child or otherwise known as a designer baby(Ly). Another aspect of a designer baby, is the ability that allows the parents to pick the gender or certain traits they want their child to have(Ly). This means that if the parents want their child to have a very high IQ, be a girl, and be beautiful; then it will

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    possibility of “designer babies” in the future, which are babies whose genetic makeup could be specifically selected thanks to the cloning cells. People have different opinions on the cloning of cells. Some believe in their religious faith that there should never be anything like a “designer baby”. Others have a scientific outlook on it and agree with the advancement of science and technology. There are many pros and cons for both perspectives of using cloning cells, especially for designer babies. The

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    bioengineered humans being held to extremely high expectations, and harsh side effects for the women involved. There are arguments both for and against bioengineering making it a highly controversial issue. In Stephen L. Braid’s 2007 article, Designer Babies: Eugenics Repacked or Consumer Options, the positive effects of eugenics are highlighted in regards to creating healthy embryos. Preimplantation genetic diagnoses, similar to in-vitro fertilization, examines embryos on a cellular level to identify

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    Crystal Yang English 4 Mrs. Brady Designer Babies and Its Social Impacts In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein created a monster by connecting different parts of dead bodies together. Monster was an abomination of unnatural scientific creation and an outcast in human’s world. Not being accepted by people stimulated his violence of humanity which lead the creature had done a series of things to revenge on his creator. This novel reminds readers that people should follow the

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    topic that has a lot of ethical issues surrounding it is designer babies. This research paper will explain what exactly a designer baby is, the pros, the cons, the reality, and the ethical issues surrounding genetic babies. So, what exactly is a designer baby? In layman terms, a designer baby is an embryo that is genetically engineered to display certain wanted, or even delete unwanted genes from the genetic makeup of that baby ("Designer Babies"). This is done by in vitro fertilization (IVF), which

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    tone, body physique. Well now your dreams may be coming true. And that is with the help of designer babies. A designer baby is a child that was designed by the parents. The parents choose the eye color, hair color, skin color, and all sorts of other characteristics. I know I have always dreamed of the perfect kid for me, and I want to know if that can actually come to reality. The idea of designer babies was first introduced in America in 2000. A little girl named Molly Nash had a problem dealing

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    should be halted. The first reason I don’t support the creation of designer babies is that some important historic figures had sickness. Another reason why I don’t support the genetic modification of babies is that the scientists can make mistakes. Finally, the last reason I do not support the genetic engineering is so that people don’t enter a bad emotional state. The first reason I do not support the creation of designer babies is that some important historical figure had mental sickness. For example

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