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Re:Massive genetic study shows how humans are evolving by everheardofc on Sunday September 10, 2017 @06:16PM (#15214586)
If by political correctness you mean the basic human rights of the constitution Of course we could add an exception to the constitution that excludes lab grown children. Well, unfortunately gene manipulation is eugenics unless you are willing to support your "defects" until they die of old age plus their offspring but then china is probably going to win again because they are disposing their defective subjects as soon as they notice the defect.

It doesn't take much imagination to think of this scenario. Creating artifical super children that grow up inside a lab and get killed off when convenient is the most common staple in scifi books and movies involving gene editing.

What's more important? Basic human rights for all humans or competitiveness?

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Re:Massive genetic study shows how humans are evolving by cabalamat on Monday September 11, 2017 @08:13AM (#15217896)
> If by political correctness you mean the basic human rights of the constitution

I think the US constitution is silent on the subject of genetic research.

> What's more important? Basic human rights for all humans or competitiveness?

If a nation is uncompetitive, it won't matter in the long term what it thinks about human rights, as that nation will will be out-competed by other natinos that are more competitive.

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