Amiya Castro811
How Far Will You Stretch Your Moral Code?
"Designer Babies" by Patricia Smith is an article about changing genetics of a zygote (fertilized egg). Apparently, scientists are working to create a "perfect" baby. This is veryagainst my moral code. I feel that people should not be altered. Why would anyone want to change their baby? Your baby is supposed to be perfect in your eyes. I understand why you may want to get rid of a disease your baby may have but as a parent, you're supposed to accept your baby and love them no matter what.
I wouldn't be able to imagine changing my baby. My baby will be perfect no matter what. If they happen to have a disease or be disabled, it would make no difference. A parent and a child are supposed to go through their situation together. Why would anyone want to alter their baby, just to wonder what could have been? These differences make us our own person. Having altered children, everyone will be the same. I can understand why a parent would want to extract a fatal disease from their child. Only if the altercation is in the best interest of the child. The child doesn't have a voice in this decision, so I feel that if the change isn't necessary, it isn't worth it.
Differences are what drive people. People with diseases push themselves to make the world better and help people going through the same thing. I am the type of person that feels like everything happens for a reason. If someone was born different, it wasn't a mistake. Unfortunately not everyone is as fortunate as others but that doesn't mean parents should alter their children just to make their lives easier. We are literally made toreproduce, our bodies function so that we are ready to reproduce. People get parental instincts and want to protect their child no matter what; this includes not altering their child.
I feel that without being born with differences, our world would not have been able to evolve. We are supposed to improve life for the person, not change them.
