Cloned Babies

[Shattered Soul]

They're not talking about IMPROVING children; they're talking about making them to order.

It is, in the strictest sense, taking away from an individual the right (yeah, it's not the word I mean, but it's gets the point across) to be who they would've been so that you can get the baby whose hair color, height, etc. matches what you want. Hell, if that's how you feel about it, go and adopt one who matches your criteria.

Using genetic manipulation to fix congenital defects is more than acceptable; it's a responsibility of science to use what it can to correct things that would destroy quality of life, if they are able. Using genetic manipulation to order up the kid you want is just shallow. And when you think about it, what you're saying when you do that is that your genes aren't good enough....

As to improving intelligence and the like, we don't know what that will lead to. For instance,would an increase in intelligence lead to a decrease in emotions? After all, emotions and logical thought don't always mix well. Will we end up with a generation of Spocks? That would suck.

What we oughta do is just sterilize all the stupid people.