Argument Against Designer Babies

Imagine, deciding to have a baby but instead of going to the hospital going somewhere similar to subway to “have it your way.” Designer babies give humans the ability to choose wanted characteristics for a child. Although the technology for this project is still in its first steps, today it is a possibility. Designer babies seem like a fabulous idea but it should not be worth overpopulating the world, using babies as science experiments, and only allowing the rich to create a perfect baby. In fact living in a world where more than seven billion people reside, would it be worth beginning these experiments? Although CRISPR, the technology used to alter genes, can destruct unwanted and deadly diseases (Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything,
Kurzgesagt), it is not a good solution. The beginning of these alterations could possibly damage the gene pool. Since this “cure” is not only for diseases but also for making people forever young and impossible to die (Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything, Kurzgesagt). This seems like a terrific idea, but it will cause a gigantic population. Right now in the world, there is about one hundred million people that are currently homeless, beginning these experimentations, not as many deaths will occur damaging the economy of the entire world. Also causing destruction in the unemployment rates, since not as many jobs will be available with such a large population. Many individuals will be on board will developing and changing the human race, but the world and its resources will not. Not only will the world’s resources disappear trying to maintain so many humans, but the world will be generated by genetically modified humans. Although creating a whole generation of beautiful, athletic, smart, and perfect babies may look like the best idea to improve the human society, it will only put an end to many parent and child relationships.
Modifying genes could be a way of preventing unwanted traits or enhance characteristics (Against Designer Babies, Sheldon Krimsky). Unfortunately, CRISPR is a first generation tool, so there is no possibility no damage will be done to the baby. As well as no security, the baby will not have any life-threatening defects, as it is known that “curing” one disease causes another. In fact, this will create a bad relationship between parents and children (The Ethnic of ‘Designer Babies’, Tia Ghose), since the children have no choice in being modified. Using babies to alter their characteristics is using them as science experiments since there are over one hundred genes that account for each trait and fifty genes account for three percent of one gene (Against Designer Babies, Sheldon Krimsky). With many parents willing to allow these experimentations to occur on their baby, it will come at a huge
cost. Many changes to satisfy human being needs come at a tremendous price. So as this alteration since it is still in development, once perfected will only allow one social class to commence these changes. The rich will only be allowed to create a “perfect baby” since it will come at a very expensive pricing (In Praise of Designer Babies, Paul Waldman). Many other social classes may be able to afford it but it will cause a tremendous change in the human society. Dividing the human race by those that can afford it and those who cannot. Not only that, but many harmful things will come into the world since individuals will do anything in order to get the required money to create a perfect child. Individuals will allow these experimentations to develop, just to enhance and modify genes. With the fact that it is possible to modify inheritable genes and cure genetic diseases (Designer Babies: Creating the perfect child, Mike Steere), the world will begin to alter many lives and transform many. With much reasoning, keeping up with these modifications will allow keeping pace with the world’s transformation. There will be many wars developing, as some suggest they agree and other state an end to these alterations must end. The world and its inhabitants will come to an end as society divides itself between modified being and non- experimented. Although curing diseases and transforming characteristic may seem like a good idea, it should not be taken, as it will cause much destruction.
With the never-ending life that these experimented humans may have for them will cause the world to run out of resources and bring the economy done with it. As well as, using babies as science experiments since this research is not a full compromise that it will promise such results since the human body is very complex. The worse part is the world will once again be divided between the rich and the poor, since only the poor will be able to receive these alterations to their genes. With technology advancing many things are uncertain, but putting a stop to the human race’s obliteration is something certain. Now it is the human’s turn to decide and allow technology to divide them, destroy them, and commence war or put an end to these harmful dangers. Once again, humans can decide to alter or personalize their perfect babies which later will leave a disastrous impact on the planet or allow their children to be born the way they were meant to
be.