Can a world without diseases or imperfections exist? It can with de That world can be created with designer babies. Designer babies are babies that are genetically modified before birth. Parents can influence many things before birth by designing babies. Designer babies should be allowed because they can remove possible diseases and give parents the ability to perfect their children. Designing babies beforehand can help remove possible disorders and diseases. It can eventually save lives. Almost everyone would love to get rid of possible disorders that could torment them for their entire life before they were even born. According to Storrs, the chromosomal abnormalities that cause Down syndrome and Turner syndrome can be found and fixed. Scientists have already figured out how to do this, as stated by Regalado, "By editing the DNA of these cells or the embryo itself, it could be possible to correct disease genes and pass those genetic fixes on to future generations." The designer baby can also help other people. "A couple are to have Britain …show more content…
However even though there are many benefits to designer babies some people do not want designer babies. They believe that manipulation of embryos can hurt the baby and cause imbalances in genders in addition to the belief that designing a baby will cause the parents to love the child less. Steere says, " 'This runs many risks. It 's used in many countries to avoid the birth of female children. '" These are all valid concerns but there is no need to worry. The chances of failure is low and they can also be used to balance out gender dominance. Storrs quotes Dr. Mark Sauer on this when he said, "Despite these concerns, there is currently no evidence that it is unsafe, Sauer said. 'But when you 've got millions of babies (who were screened in this way), you get less and less concerned that you are doing harm, '". People have a right to worry but the evidence shows that designer babies won 't cause health problems or gender