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rsacamano

(1,908 posts) Thu Jan 14, 2016, 09:34 AM Jan 2016

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Morality of genetic editing

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Morality of genetic editing (Original Post) rsacamano Jan 2016 OP

Good stuff from a excellent source. Thanks. GeorgeGist Jan 2016 #1

When is Genetic Editing Immoral? SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #2

No descendent gets a choice of anything, its a crap shoot that parents make... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #3

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

1. Good stuff from a excellent source. Thanks.

Reply to rsacamano (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 10:52 AM

Jan 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Caplan

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)

2. When is Genetic Editing Immoral?

Reply to rsacamano (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 12:37 PM

Jan 2016

Answer is simple - as long as we do not have enough knowledge to ensure that we do not make really bad mistakes - we are many years away from that

Agnosticsherbet

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3. No descendent gets a choice of anything, its a crap shoot that parents make...

Reply to rsacamano (Original post)

Thu Jan 14, 2016, 01:04 PM

Jan 2016

When they decide to have children.

It is my opinion, that if we have the technology to fix a trait that causes disease, we should do it.

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