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Pros And Cons Of Genetically Modifying Embryos

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Imagine living in a world that was so perfect. There was nothing wrong with anybody. No diseases, disorders, or diagnoses. Imagine having a child and designing him or her how you want. Would you want to live in a world like that? Proponents of genetically modifying infants overlook ethical issue; however, the benefits do not outweigh these concerns because the cost could be too much for some people, the way the genetically modifying embryos are made, and the testings on the genetically modifying embryos.
Genetically modifying embryos are babies being made through technology. It could be an ethical dilemma because some people believe in having children naturally. We should care because nothing has been proven safe for making genetically modifying …show more content…

“‘We’ve always said in the past gene editing shouldn't be done, mostly because it couldn't be done safely,’ said Richard Hynes, a cancer researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who co-led the committee.”(Pam Belluck) There can be results from genetically modifying embryos that might not turn out how it was expected to be. What if something goes terribly wrong during the process of making these genetically modifying embryos? Also, what would happen when there is a technological mistake that is not able to be fixed. As a matter of fact, something so small as a technological mistake could ruin everything and the researchers will not have a clue on what to do to fix the …show more content…

The money that has been giving to make genetically modifying embryos should be used to cure other diseases because procedures have not been established to come out successful. The way that the genetically modifying embryos are being made is not a good idea and has not been successful. Making genetically modifying embryos can cause plenty of problems.There is no way to guess if the process of making genetically modifying embryos will come out right. Would parents want to have genetically modifying embryos made due to the unverified tests, experiments, and

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