Week Feb 10

MERP. So after reading Savenlusec's paper, I've honestly come to realize that there are pros and cons for gene selection. He used the idea of a scenario where parents would have been able to choose a child that would not have a predisposition for asthma. Choosing the child without the predisposition with asthma would give them a better life apparently. Okay, so I have asthma. And I am completely fine. Yes, there are activities that I can do with some limitation but it doesn't mean I have a bad life. I can make my life as best of a life I can based on the way I appreciate it. Asthma doesn't hold me back. I think that gene selection for non-disease genes isn't morally right. Why are we creating the perfect child. I believe that children are a blessing, not a being we can mold into the perfect child. Regardless if the child has a disability or not, it is up to the parents on how they raise their child in the long-run. They can still have a happy life.