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Note that kids can't choose for themselves, only their parents. How parents define "improvement" might not always be in line with what the kids would want for t
by bondarchuk 1y ago
Note that kids can't choose for themselves, only their parents. How parents define "improvement" might not always be in line with what the kids would want for themselves either.
- sothatsit 1y agoYeah, this is one area where I find the ethics especially confusing. If you try to make your kid taller, and end up giving them bad joint problems, who is to blame? Does the kid have the right to sue their parents? There are already "wrongful life" lawsuits after all. What if their parents are really proud of their red hair and then give their kid bright red hair that their kid wished they didn't have? It becomes weird when you can no longer point to luck for the reason you are a certain way, but instead have actual people that you can blame. And that becomes especially weird when you are talking about preferences that are not inherently good or bad, like height, hair or eye colour.
- xvector 1y agoTotal non-issue. Parenting has never been about what the child wants, only what is best for them.