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To: LastDayz

It would be ethically and morally the right course of action, but regulations and red tape may make it more difficult.

I think the main reason IVF is a big appealing deal (and a reason no one wants to discuss) is precisely because it allows parents who have waited too long to have children, whose odds of having a Downs Syndrome child are higher, for example, to avoid the natural risks of getting a child with undesirable traits or conditions by being able to pick and choose between embryos.

And, this of course opens the door for people to use genetic testing of dozens of embryos to cull out short kids, blind kids, blue eyed kids, kids of the wrong shade, etc., and have “designer kids.”


5 posted on 06/14/2024 7:47:32 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: piasa
And, this of course opens the door for people to use genetic testing of dozens of embryos to cull out short kids, blind kids, blue eyed kids, kids of the wrong shade, etc., and have “designer kids.”

I think I read of one case where a homosexual male couple contracted with some poor woman to act as their surrogate for carrying a child, then rejected the child and broke the contract when it was found to have a birth defect of some sort.

6 posted on 06/14/2024 7:59:39 PM PDT by thecodont
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“And, this of course opens the door for people to use genetic testing of dozens of embryos to cull out short kids, blind kids, blue eyed kids, kids of the wrong shade, etc., and have “designer kids.”

So they wanna play God... sorry... you play the hand that’s dealt ya.


7 posted on 06/14/2024 9:05:23 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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