Nine_Inch_Nails Falling In Love With The Board Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 8334
January 7th, 2006 at 01:15pm
Bloodraine:
Nine_Inch_Nails:
I know that if I was born with a horrible disease and my parents hasn't "fixed" me because they said "they'd love me whatever" then I would resent them. I think that's a selfish reason personally.
Were you referring to me being selfish then?
But I too would probably resent my parents for not choosing to modify my genes...Like I said, It wouldn't be my parents living with a horrible illness for the rest of their lives, I'd be the one living and dealing with it every day.
No, I said that I think it's a selfish reason for parents not to get rid of their kids horrible disease because "they'd love them anyway".
I know that if I was born with a horrible disease and my parents hasn't "fixed" me because they said "they'd love me whatever" then I would resent them. I think that's a selfish reason personally.
Were you referring to me being selfish then?
But I too would probably resent my parents for not choosing to modify my genes...Like I said, It wouldn't be my parents living with a horrible illness for the rest of their lives, I'd be the one living and dealing with it every day.
No, I said that I think it's a selfish reason for parents not to get rid of their kids horrible disease because "they'd love them anyway".
What if the parents cant afford it?
What if tampering with genetics goes against their religion?
What if they dont want to risk there childs life going through the proceedure? It isnt going to completly safe at first(possibly never safe)
What if the parents dont support doing things like that after the child has been born, because they find it immoral? Things slip by, they may not find out their child has a disease until it has been born.
There is always circumstances, any good parent would love their child no matter what, last time I checked that didnt make them selfish, just devoted.
Matt Smith Admin Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 31134
January 7th, 2006 at 01:23pm
I_worship_tre_Cool:
What if the parents cant afford it?
In the case of the UK, NHS
Nine_Inch_Nails Falling In Love With The Board Age: 35 Gender: Female Posts: 8334
January 7th, 2006 at 01:24pm
I didn't say they wern't devoted, I'm just saying that I personally would think about the child and do whatever is best.
But that's just me.
Whatever.
The uk isnt the entire world, and it wont be covered by NHS for a long time, if it isnt absolutely needed, it wont be covered, people live with these diseases every day, its part of life. Disposing of them would be great, but it isnt absolutely needed
Matt Smith Admin Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 31134
January 7th, 2006 at 01:28pm
I_worship_tre_Cool:
Bloodraine:
I_worship_tre_Cool:
What if the parents cant afford it?
In the case of the UK, NHS
The uk isnt the entire world, and it wont be covered by NHS for a long time, if it isnt absolutely needed, it wont be covered, people live with these diseases every day, its part of life. Disposing of them would be great, but it isnt absolutely needed
Trust me...If they can fork out for cosmetic surgerey on the NHS, They will pay for Genetic Modification. Compared to that, it is needed.
Like I said, the treatment issue...
Also; just because not everyone can afford it, does that mean nobody should have it?
Kitti Falling In Love With The Board Age: 34 Gender: Female Posts: 5688
January 8th, 2006 at 08:28pm
I_worship_tre_Cool:
Bloodraine:
I_worship_tre_Cool:
What if the parents cant afford it?
In the case of the UK, NHS
The uk isnt the entire world, and it wont be covered by NHS for a long time, if it isnt absolutely needed, it wont be covered, people live with these diseases every day, its part of life. Disposing of them would be great, but it isnt absolutely needed
Okay. Let's solve that by eliminating the need for money.
That resolved, does your argument hold?
Looking at this as a moral issue, we're dealing with a practical vacuum.
The problem being "Supposing it can be done, should it?"
I just mention it because bringing an issue like money into is too many variables for a relevent discussion.
I think the only situation it should be used in is if the parents have some sort of genetic diseas or disablity they don't their kids to get.
But the whole choosing what your kid's hair color is or shape of their nose I'm against, if the kid wants to change how it looks it can do it when its an adult.
Bleach Rotting On Here Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 47505
April 25th, 2006 at 09:34pm
yeah sure, for medical issues, but i heard that you could now decide on the genger of your child if you wanted, but thats just sick
Matt Smith Admin Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 31134
April 26th, 2006 at 06:26am
I wouldn't go quite so far as to call it 'sick'
There are reasons...
No, i'm not talking about a situation like in China where you've got those kinda issues, but some diseases and conditions can be down to gender. Types of Haemophilia, for example
Bleach Rotting On Here Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 47505
April 26th, 2006 at 07:47am
Bloodraine:
I wouldn't go quite so far as to call it 'sick'
There are reasons...
No, i'm not talking about a situation like in China where you've got those kinda issues, but some diseases and conditions can be down to gender. Types of Haemophilia, for example
no i mean to genetically alter your child for no reson but just so YOU WANT a boy or a girl
Matt Smith Admin Age: 33 Gender: Female Posts: 31134
April 26th, 2006 at 07:49am
Bet You It's Nabisco!:
no i mean to genetically alter your child for no reson but just so YOU WANT a boy or a girl
Ah, I see.
Now that is superficial.
Sara. This Board Is My Home Age: - Gender: - Posts: 31155
April 27th, 2006 at 02:02am
people might go the weird step and make there children look like a celebrity or there could be a mistake and they could turn out pink with black polka dots... could you imagine that?
i dont know much about this, but on purely moral grounds, i think its okay ONLY if your child is going to be born with some horrible, life-threatening disease or major disability that would prevent them from having any quality of life or even a life at all. thats where i draw the line. messing with DNA to alter appearance is going too far.
