Genetically Modified Children Research Paper
Holly Hoisington
May 6, 2014
Honors Anatomy
Mrs. Orszulak
Genetically Modified Children
Just think of it, you 're altered, you are not one hundred percent made from your mother and father. Then how did you come about? How did you become the star track runner when neither of your parents are or were good at running? How did you get the valedictorian seat when your parents were lowest in their classes? How did you turn out to be nothing like your parents, but are still considered their kid? What percent of the parents genes does the unborn child have to contain before it is considered their child? Every year parents pay thousands of dollars to create their child the way they 'd like. They can select everything from the sex, to eye, hair, and skin-color. They are the ultimate deciders of creating their "ideal" child based on fads or what everyone is looking for in child modeling so they can put their "perfect child" into the industry as quickly as possible. This genetic mutilation is known about all over the world and many places have tried or have done something to change it. For example, in 2005, the United Nations adopted the 'Declaration on Human Cloning ' which “prohibit[s] all …show more content…
forms of human cloning inasmuch as they are in compatiblity with human dignity and the protection of human life.” This won vote in 84 countries at the time. Unfortunately the United States has no federal law prohibiting cloning for either reproductive and therapeutic purposes. However, under the 1996 Dickey-Wicker amendment it is illegal to use federal funds to support research “in which human embryos are created, destroyed, discarded, or knowingly being subjected to risk of injury or death greater than allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204 and 46.207, and subsection 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act.”
Many religions also have a heavy sense of negative feelings towards the procedures involved in Invitro Fertilization as well as Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. As a religious example many Liberal Protestants believe genetic engineering is not technically a bad idea if it is used to cure diseases. I agree that if the screening is solely used for the prevention of diseases then it is beneficial but not everyone sees it that way, many people are completely opposed to the idea. For example Muslim 's aren 't to fond of this idea. They believe that god made men and only god should be able to choose the genetics of each individual. People who try to create or change the sequence and the natural reproduction of life are supposedly attempting to replace god, something which is considered a horrible sin in Islamic culture. Also, like Muslims, Catholics believe genetic fertilization research is the same as abortion; life begins at fertilization and abortion is wrong.
I believe that developing a generation in the future involving genetically modified children isn 't the best idea, but it seems to be going that way where soon parents may also choose genes that are involved with enhancing child intelligence and even athletic ability.
Eventually a generation could be solely genetically engineered to be an enhanced clone of a parent, or of a celebrity whose genetic heritage the parents purchased at a great price. It seems to me that it may turn out to be like in the movie 'Gattaca ' where normal humans are the lowest class of people compared to the genetically modified humans. We may also find that normal reproduced humans could be put on display as animals are to us so that everyone else can look at us as different or 'under developed
'.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Isasi, Rosario M., J.D, M.P.H, and Bartha M. Knoppers, PhD, J.C. Http://www.dnapolicy.org. N.p., n.d. Web. .
"Designer Babies: Ethical Considerations." Actionbioscience. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014. .
Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group, n.d. Web. 03 May 2014.
"Religion: Religious Views on Genetic Modification and Engineering." HubPages. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014. .
May 6, 2014
Honors Anatomy
Mrs. Orszulak
Genetically Modified Children
Just think of it, you 're altered, you are not one hundred percent made from your mother and father. Then how did you come about? How did you become the star track runner when neither of your parents are or were good at running? How did you get the valedictorian seat when your parents were lowest in their classes? How did you turn out to be nothing like your parents, but are still considered their kid? What percent of the parents genes does the unborn child have to contain before it is considered their child? Every year parents pay thousands of dollars to create their child the way they 'd like. They can select everything from the sex, to eye, hair, and skin-color. They are the ultimate deciders of creating their "ideal" child based on fads or what everyone is looking for in child modeling so they can put their "perfect child" into the industry as quickly as possible. This genetic mutilation is known about all over the world and many places have tried or have done something to change it. For example, in 2005, the United Nations adopted the 'Declaration on Human Cloning ' which “prohibit[s] all …show more content…
forms of human cloning inasmuch as they are in compatiblity with human dignity and the protection of human life.” This won vote in 84 countries at the time. Unfortunately the United States has no federal law prohibiting cloning for either reproductive and therapeutic purposes. However, under the 1996 Dickey-Wicker amendment it is illegal to use federal funds to support research “in which human embryos are created, destroyed, discarded, or knowingly being subjected to risk of injury or death greater than allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204 and 46.207, and subsection 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act.”
Many religions also have a heavy sense of negative feelings towards the procedures involved in Invitro Fertilization as well as Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. As a religious example many Liberal Protestants believe genetic engineering is not technically a bad idea if it is used to cure diseases. I agree that if the screening is solely used for the prevention of diseases then it is beneficial but not everyone sees it that way, many people are completely opposed to the idea. For example Muslim 's aren 't to fond of this idea. They believe that god made men and only god should be able to choose the genetics of each individual. People who try to create or change the sequence and the natural reproduction of life are supposedly attempting to replace god, something which is considered a horrible sin in Islamic culture. Also, like Muslims, Catholics believe genetic fertilization research is the same as abortion; life begins at fertilization and abortion is wrong.
I believe that developing a generation in the future involving genetically modified children isn 't the best idea, but it seems to be going that way where soon parents may also choose genes that are involved with enhancing child intelligence and even athletic ability.
Eventually a generation could be solely genetically engineered to be an enhanced clone of a parent, or of a celebrity whose genetic heritage the parents purchased at a great price. It seems to me that it may turn out to be like in the movie 'Gattaca ' where normal humans are the lowest class of people compared to the genetically modified humans. We may also find that normal reproduced humans could be put on display as animals are to us so that everyone else can look at us as different or 'under developed
'.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Isasi, Rosario M., J.D, M.P.H, and Bartha M. Knoppers, PhD, J.C. Http://www.dnapolicy.org. N.p., n.d. Web. .
"Designer Babies: Ethical Considerations." Actionbioscience. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014. .
Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group, n.d. Web. 03 May 2014.
"Religion: Religious Views on Genetic Modification and Engineering." HubPages. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014. .