CRISPR used to genetically modify viable human embryos for the first time

Re:CRISPR used to genetically modify viable human embryos fo... by legitster on Friday March 10, 2017 @12:19PM (#13840168)

I am definitely not 100% on board with editing embryos, but income inequality is the weakest possible criticism. You could argue against literally anything on the grounds that it could lead to inequality: IVF, adoption, education, medical care, technology, owning a computer, being on Hacker News.

Just because something is being doled out injustly doesn't mean it shouldn't be doled out at all.

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Re:CRISPR used to genetically modify viable human embryos fo... by baldfat on Friday March 10, 2017 @03:16PM (#13841728)

This isn't an item that is doled out it is a fundamentally bases about humanity. The analogy doesn't fit.

Can we say "All Men are Created Equal?" Not anymore.

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Re:CRISPR used to genetically modify viable human embryos fo... by kej on Friday March 10, 2017 @03:30PM (#13841841)

All men are created equal means that they all have equal rights, not that they all have equal ability. I have a daughter with a recessive genetic disease and two children without it. They're already genetically unequal. Your argument would prevent a potential treatment that would have removed this inequality.

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