UK to allow babies from three people

Re:UK to allow babies from three people by Houshalter on Sunday February 08, 2015 @06:30AM (#9016984)

> What if we not only swapped around genes, but edited genes directly to cure things? What if we added enhancements? What if we completely genetically engineered babies from scratch and called them "our children", would that be okay with you? What if we made AI enabled robots and called them "our children"?

All of these things will happen in the (potentially near) future. The world will be much weirder, but also better.

I mean you can argue that people shouldn't reproduce at all, but good luck convincing everyone of that any time soon. A significant percentage of people believe even having such a view is horribly immoral (it's associated with eugenics and other bad things) and that reproduction is a basic human right.

So if we are going to be reproducing, there is nothing wrong with removing genetic diseases.

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Re:UK to allow babies from three people by orblivion on Sunday February 15, 2015 @01:52PM (#9053562)

> good luck convincing everyone of that any time soon

I wonder why people's willingness to accept is your standard for what is acceptable. I would think convincing people of having designer babies, while less extreme, has the same hurdle.

> we are going to be reproducing

And again, "we ... reproducing" seems a little strange here if you're willing to accept a future with robotic "offspring" as an extension of your view. It's more like "we are creating new life and bestowing our culture onto it". Is that what people really want? Is there any point to it?

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