PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Designer Baby, Asthma, Julian Savulescu
16 Dec 2017
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Procreative beneficence: why we should select the best children. Don"t think we should aim for equality, we should select for certain traits. We should isolate genes, not just those that are linked to diseases. 39): couples or single reproducers should choose the child that will have the best life. We should do this regardless of the criticism that it will create an unequal world. Doesn"t really look at social aspects (ex. We may even gain the ability to determine behavioural traits. You have created more than one embryo. They select which embryo they think is best. Savelescu says you should do whatever you want with regards to intelligence and health, but doesn"t really talk about. Friday, february 5, 2016 other characteristics (ex. eye colour, etc. ) Criticism: you don"t know what the child will become. Steven hawking has als, he would have most likely been aborted following these principles.
