Introduction Agar states that the proper term for a designer baby was initially brought out from the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004, where a designer baby is defined as a baby whose genetic nature has been genetically engineered with in vitro fertilization, in order to guarantee the existence or nonexistence of specific genes or even features. Ly interprets this procedure of manufacturing designer babies as prodigious potential to medicine. Ly believes that a major aspect of this procedure would be the ability to control and exclude disordered traits in one’s offspring. However, Anna, a designer baby, was genetically altered as a bone marrow match for her sister, Kate, who was diagnosed with leukemia at a young age (Picoult, 2004). Anna’s parents went too far to save Kate’s life when they decided to take Anna’s umbilical cord blood; in fact, they are …show more content…
If designer babies were to be used as a form of care in medicine, these actions would be considered morally wrong due to the pain and suffering caused to these babies. Additional harming contributors to these designer babies would be the health care providers involved, including physicians who are required to follow the Hippocratic Oath. The Hippocratic Oath states that physicians shall use treatment to help the sick according to their ability and judgment, but certainly not with a view to injury or misconduct. Furthermore, according to the deontology theory, when it comes to determining the correct demeanor to be obeyed, a physician shall operate out of duty and obligation rather than concentrating on the effects of his or her actions (Pozgar, 2016). In other words, the number of lives that could be saved by the expense of exploiting designer babies is irrelevant, and what really matters is the initial action