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DESIGNER BABIES, ‘Designer baby’ is an infant born after performing…
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‘Designer baby’ is an infant born after performing interventions in its pre-implantation embryo stage to influence the characteristics or traits the child might possess after birth
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Parents could choose to eliminate defective genes even before the baby is born and confer immunity to certain diseases. The result is a baby who is ‘designed’ to be better than the rest.
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Making decisions on behalf of future generations:Giving parents a choice to choose traits of the children without their consent or knowledge violates a child’s right to live as an independent individual.
Widening social inequality: There is a view that access to germline editing could widen the social gap if the techniques are available only to those individuals or countries that can afford them.
Deploying it for cosmetic/ skills enhancement: There have been concerns that instead of applying the technique to prevent or treat diseases, the method can be used to enhance human skills, talents, abilities, appearance, etc.
Still experimental: The gene-editing methods are still considered experimental procedures, and further studies are needed to assess their effectiveness and safety in the long term
These techniques may cause other unwanted genetic modifications that may pass onto future generations
Gene alteration may not be accurate in many cases. It becomes trickier when one gene is responsible for several traits or when multiple genes influence a single trait
These techniques may help reduce or eliminate the risk of life-threatening genetic ailments in unborn babies
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New gene-editing technology could correct up to 89% of genetic defects, including diseases like sickle cell anemia
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Scientific community and bioethicists are divided over the possible advantages and disadvantages of the process
It is important to understand the social, scientific, and ethical issues involved in editing embryos before implantation
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