Paul Walman
“In Praise of Designer Babies”
October 10th, 2013
What if a hundred years from now the
technology had become safe, cheap, and easy, so a pregnant woman could pop a
pill that costs a dollar and would boost her baby's IQ by 20 points—would you
think it was wrong then? Keep in mind that parents already do a million things
intended to help their developing children become healthier and smarter, some
of which begin before the baby leaves the womb.”
Rob Stein
“Proposed Treatment to Fix Genetic Diseases Raises
Ethical Issues”
October 9th, 2013
In an interview with NPR.org Mark Sauer, a member of
a scientist team working at Columbia University, comments on the effort the
scientists are putting in to help mothers deliver healthy children.
Tia Ghose
“Children to Order: The Ethics of Designer Babies”
March 13th, 2014
In the article, “Children to Order: The Ethics of
Designer Babies”, the author Tia Ghose writes about the new technology behind
designer babies, and believes, “When bringing a
new child into the world, society has an obligation to determine whether the
technologies used to do so actually benefit or harm the infant.” On the Live Science
webpage that features her article, Ghose writes “Creating designer babies who
are free from diseases and super athletic or smart may finally be around
the corner…Not everyone thinks these ethical issues are so worrisome.”
Works
Cited
Walman,
Paul. “In
Praise of Designer Babies”. The American
Prospect Magazine Prospect Publications n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
Steien, Rob. “Proposed Treatment to Fix Genetic
Diseases Raises Ethical Issues” Heath
News from NPR. NPR Publications n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2013.
Ghose, Tia. “Children to Order: The Ethics of
Designer Babies”. Live Science. Live
Science Publications n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.
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