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I tend to think the most critical problems with ‘Frankenkids’ will not be biologic, once all pertainent medical history is known. It will be very important for all parents involved to be examined for chromosome health and viability. One should know if more than one parent has a recessive gene that could fester then develop in the child produced. One needs to know the chances of a certain genetic combination not likely to produce healthy children. Know and prepare or know then prevent.

I think the biggest problems will be social, with too many cooks, so to speak, trying to advise and guide the child. It’s hard enough with just two parents deciding on things like which school, or home school, which doctor, or maybe no doctor save a shaman, does a 2 year old’s temper tantrum merit a complete psychologic analysis plus medications? Jeans and Jordans or Scout uniforms made of Taffeta? Let’s not even talk about churches, not yet, or gifts, or diets, or choosing their friends, or spanking. Yes, I said spanking.