The problem is that once we start saying were going to allow inheritable genetic changes to make healthier children, then the next step is, were going to allow these kinds of genetic engineering experiments to make children who are more intelligent or more athletic or have perfect pitch, Darnovsky says. But here is my potential worry for down the line - lets say we are stop this kind of thing from happening at the societal level - how long before Rich people are doing it anyways in secret - creating children who have inherent genetic advantages but which are unknown to us since they are hidden. Seems like regardless of if we make it legal or not, sooner or later people are going to start controlling and designing their children. Do we really want it to be JUST the rich people who are the ones making use of this technology? npr.org/blogs/health/2013/10/09/229167219/proposed-treatment-to-fix-genetic-diseases-raising-ethics-issues
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