China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions

Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by ng12 on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:18PM (#15041107)

Well stated. It's such a bizarrely out-of-touch statement to make. I have a life-altering disability and I would not wish it on my worse enemy. An opportunity to eliminate it for the next generation of Americans is unequivocally a good thing.

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by Shivetya on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:37PM (#15041266)

The fear is all wrapped up in, what happens when they go beyond diseases. We know some areas of the world will. The article states some of the oddities, China forbids sex selection while in the US its accepted as normal.

So when it hits traits that are more sensitive, protected, and similar, is where people are afraid to go. What is parents decide they want their children to favor one parents race to the exclusion of the other? It will be solvable. What is someone comes up for a hetero test if such a thing is even possible? What about selection for a known disability on purpose, the article stated that a deaf couple used the process to produce a child with just that trait.

So yes it is an awesome step forward to creating a healthy society but we must recognize that somewhere limits will need to be established and allow society to mature to accept broadening of the limits

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by nsxwolf on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:23PM (#15041153)

If your disability had been repaired with, say, CRISPR, you'd be alive right now and without that disability. Had your disability been removed via "selection", you wouldn't exist.

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by ng12 on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:27PM (#15041188)

You're technically right for some definition of "me", but I don't think that's a particularly useful way to think about it. My parents would have instead had a healthier version of "me".

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by tanilama on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:25PM (#15041165)

The same argument would also be used to ban abortion, just you know.

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by tonmoy on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:36PM (#15041262)

And morning after pills

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by mmirate on Friday August 18, 2017 @04:17PM (#15049395)

Even though I've no disabilities per se, I would gladly trade my own existence for that of a genetically-superior sibling.

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by mmirate on Monday August 21, 2017 @02:47PM (#15066699)

(Being a superior being, such a sibling would deserve their existence more than I do mine.)

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by eloisius on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:30PM (#15041217)

If it was "repaired" with CRISPR, would the person that is ng12 exist, or would some other child belonging to ng12's parents exist?

Are we not a product of our experiences, or do you really think every zygote is endowed with some kind or unique soul?

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Re:China’s embrace of embryo selection raises thorny questions by WillPostForFood on Thursday August 17, 2017 @05:49PM (#15041355)

Replace "unique soul" with "unique set of genetic attributes."

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