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> reasoning why GMO-babies are considered unethical are well-documented in this threat I don't dispute that genetic engineering on humans is ethically controve
by adwn 8y ago
> reasoning why GMO-babies are considered unethical are well-documented in this threat
I don't dispute that genetic engineering on humans is ethically controversial, that's not the point. The point is that you're saying that it's more ethical to kill a developing human being than to fix its gene defects.
One of those options bears abstract, vague risks which may or may not come true, while the other option has a concrete, 100%-certain outcome, which is the death of a human [1].
[1] Again, I'm not arguing against abortion here.
- arbitrary_name 8y agoOk, but consider the case in aggregate. The first case, or abortion case, is ethically dubious. But consider if this technology takes off and is poorly regulated and done badly. The aggregate consequences to me are worse than the first case. I'd rather cull a few elephants than try to bio engineer elephants to survive environmental catastrophes, with the possible broad reaching and irreversible consequences on the wider elephant gene pool and environment. Not saying abortion in case of genetic defect is a light issue, but I'd rather the cure not be worse than the disease.