The permittance of gene editing would lead to some individuals requesting the permittance of creating “designer babies.” These perfectly-shaped humans would be engineered to solely fulfill cosmetic and superfluous desires. Advocates of designer babies will argue that no human will ever be weak and that all people can be healthy and robust. For instance, scientists in China modified and implemented certain genes in beagles to make the dogs become alarmingly muscular (Hesman Saey, “Gene Editing Creates Buff Beagles” par. 1). Supporters believe that these genetic developments could easily be implemented to make all humans athletic and strong. Another argument made is that the government should not be allowed to interfere with the genetic engineering of a person’s child. British science writer Philip Ball asks the question, "When is it proper for governments to coerce people into, or prohibit them from, particular choices…?” (Ball par. 41). Incidentally, some scientists believe that with new technological developments, designer babies are unavoidable. Bioethicist Ronald Green of Dartmouth College believes that in the next 40-50 years, society will begin to see modifications like selected hair color, boosted athletic qualities, and refined literacy skills (Ball par. 34). Nonetheless, the occurrence of creating designer children through gene editing can and should be avoided.
The people and governments of the world would need to forbid the act of editing genes to create perfect humans. Leading experts have warned for the past several years of this rising issue. For example, the Human Genetics Alert organization fear that scientists that are permitted to omit bad characteristics found in human genes may quickly attempt to engineer enticing traits in (“Gene Editing Could Shed Light on Miscarriages” par. 11). Ultimately, what is at stake here is that these purely nonessential desired modifications would cause a mess of consequences. Correspondingly, Green believes that the deed will just be another contributing element of social tension furthering the gap between the health of rich and poor (Ball par. 35). People are already requesting the utilization of gene engineering; however, the technologies are not anywhere near those types of developments. According to Ball, “Even if they are strongly inheritable -- it's estimated that up to 80% of intelligence, as measured by IQ, is inherited -- we don't know much at all about which genes are involved, and not for want of looking” (Ball par. 26). Ball’s point is that certain qualities pertaining to IQ and personality have very little research. In essence, although the idea of designer children creates fear about genetic engineering, the practice should be utilized in medicine.
The people and governments of the world would need to forbid the act of editing genes to create perfect humans. Leading experts have warned for the past several years of this rising issue. For example, the Human Genetics Alert organization fear that scientists that are permitted to omit bad characteristics found in human genes may quickly attempt to engineer enticing traits in (“Gene Editing Could Shed Light on Miscarriages” par. 11). Ultimately, what is at stake here is that these purely nonessential desired modifications would cause a mess of consequences. Correspondingly, Green believes that the deed will just be another contributing element of social tension furthering the gap between the health of rich and poor (Ball par. 35). People are already requesting the utilization of gene engineering; however, the technologies are not anywhere near those types of developments. According to Ball, “Even if they are strongly inheritable -- it's estimated that up to 80% of intelligence, as measured by IQ, is inherited -- we don't know much at all about which genes are involved, and not for want of looking” (Ball par. 26). Ball’s point is that certain qualities pertaining to IQ and personality have very little research. In essence, although the idea of designer children creates fear about genetic engineering, the practice should be utilized in medicine.