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Originally posted by REIKI
That is the drawback. Say you have a baby made to order then you don't like it. Or, you treat it differently than its brothers and sisters because he/she is "special"... more perfect because of having been genetically altered. That is just plain wrong.
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Doesn't the same thing happen now with people who didn't do the "special order"? There are families that honor the boys and shun the girls or adore the first and disregard the middle child.
I think the "unethical" part lies on the parents. It's not the doctor's fault the parents have ulterior motives with this procedure. Poor parenting is the problem if they think they’ve created Superman and love him more than their other kids. Just because some parents take things in a different direction doesn't mean everyone shouldn't have the option.
Overall, we cannot create the perfect baby. No matter how much we alter genetically, God will have the final say so starting from whether or not conception will happen, the baby will make it full term and whether or not it will be susceptible to other diseases in the future.