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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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