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Anonymous yes, random no, at least not that I have ever heard of. You get a catalogue of various physical and socioeconomic traits from anonymous donors and pic
by kuzehanka 7y ago
Anonymous yes, random no, at least not that I have ever heard of. You get a catalogue of various physical and socioeconomic traits from anonymous donors and pick the one that you want. Replacing that with any other is certainly fraud.
- taneq 7y agoIf that's the case then yeah, that's absolutely not alright. :S
- bscphil 7y ago> You get a catalogue of various physical and socioeconomic traits from anonymous donors and pick the one that you want. Replacing that with any other is certainly fraud. It's fraud, certainly, but the system you're describing (I'm not familiar with it) seems to be open to abuses that are almost as unethical. Surely genetic health is the only thing it really makes sense to take into account when choosing a donor. Some choices (race?) seem particularly icky.
- matthewdgreen 7y agoI assume married couples generally choose a donor who physically resembles the father.
- taneq 7y agoYou choose all of those things when choosing a partner for making a baby the old-fashioned way. Why is it Ok in that case but not this one?
- bscphil 7y agoChoosing your partner with the intent of having particular genes for your child (other than, as I said, general physical health) seems unethical to me too. People do choose their partners on the basis of particular characteristics, but I would hope not for any reason so crass as manipulating the genes of their future children.