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The issue was never killing babies. The embryos were going to be destroyed anyways, and parental consent was needed. It's like organ donation on a smaller scale
by zeteo 15y ago
The issue was never killing babies. The embryos were going to be destroyed anyways, and parental consent was needed. It's like organ donation on a smaller scale.
The real issue is that a large section of the US population is committed to an ideological social conservatism. "Playing God", i.e. changing the fundamentals of social relations that were unchanged for millenia, is what really ticks them off. You see how even a relatively minor thing, like gay marriage, is heavily opposed; practical biological engineering will face ten times more vocal opposition, regardless of the way it may be achieved.
- delinquentme 15y agoI disagree. I think as soon as you put this into the perspective of personal gain there is no cap on the change that can be made. Just look at what the beauty industry sells now... creams that erase years... I can't begin to comment on the financial windfall of legitimately turning back the clock. I don't think anyone legitimately WANTS to get old and accrue physical decay...
- zeteo 15y agoYes and all the beauty creams are made from "natural" ingredients too. As long as the fiction that great-grandma could have made the same thing with forest-picked herbs is maintained, all is great.
- puredemo 15y agoSocial conservatives eat GMO food all day long while remaining blissfully unaware of its existence.
- Vivtek 15y agoThe issue was never killing babies. Precisely. Fertility labs kill lots and lots of fertilized embryos and conservatives never bat an eye.