Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
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28-04-2005, 18:16
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
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I'm sure you and I are in the minority, after all this is the day and age of "I want so I'll have".
It must be tough for parents who feel they'd benefit from this for their current ill children but we do NOT own life, neither do we have the right play God/Mother Nature/whatever you believe in.
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28-04-2005, 18:17
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
I still dont think we should meddle with nature, so to create another life to save another ? what happens to the other child afterwards ?
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28-04-2005, 18:48
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
 Very bad decision IMO 
You should never meddle with nature. 
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28-04-2005, 19:28
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
I don't believe you guys!!!!
Ignore the misnomer "designer babies" as there is nothing designer about it!
That is an emotive term made up by people who are against this proceedure and perpetrated by the media because they know the majority of people won't understand.
Designer babies would be children you can design, ie you set out from the start and modify the genetic code in order to have a baby with the properties you wish, such as great athleticism, green eyes, blond curly hair etc.
That is not what this allows dammit!
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28-04-2005, 19:29
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
I understand this perfectly, thanks.
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28-04-2005, 19:36
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
I'm dubious about the fact that the baby produced isn't being born for his or her own sake but to satisfy the parents desire to save another child.I hope counselling is part and parcel for the child in this position later in life... 
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What exactly are you objecting to? That some of the embryeos will be destroyed? Well in that case you must object to all IVF treatments as only two or three of the resultant embryoes are actually used, the rest are also aborted.
Is it that a life is likely to be saved by this? If that's the case, then you should object to siblings giving blood or bone marrow to each other.
Is it that you think this is some how playing "god?" If so you need to do some more research and see that the embryoes are all natural with no modification.
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I'm dubious about the fact that the baby produced isn't being born for his or her own sake but to satisfy the parents desire to save another child.I hope counselling is part and parcel for the child in this position later in life... |
Incog, if one of your kids had an incurable disease that could be saved by a genetic match with a sibling, would you love that sibling any less?
I don't think so.
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28-04-2005, 19:49
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What exactly are you objecting to? That some of the embryeos will be destroyed? Well in that case you must object to all IVF treatments as only two or three of the resultant embryoes are actually used, the rest are also aborted.
Is it that a life is likely to be saved by this? If that's the case, then you should object to siblings giving blood or bone marrow to each other.
Is it that you think this is some how playing "god?" If so you need to do some more research and see that the embryoes are all natural with no modification.
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I object to life being used in this way. Regardless of what you say now, this is the first step on the way to actual 'designer' babies.
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
and as i go off on a slight tangent , is this not of benefit , and loosely related to the thread title 
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28-04-2005, 19:55
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Incog, if one of your kids had an incurable disease that could be saved by a genetic match with a sibling, would you love that sibling any less?
I don't think so.
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Wasn't what I said.I was concerned for the child that is born to save an older sibling and how they may feel when old enough to understand the implications.
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28-04-2005, 19:57
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
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and as i go off on a slight tangent , is this not of benefit , and loosely related to the thread title |
Also not on topic but who on earth calls their child 'Miracle'???
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28-04-2005, 20:01
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I object to life being used in this way. Regardless of what you say now, this is the first step on the way to actual 'designer' babies.
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So you'd object to me giving blood or bone marrow or some other genetic tissue to save my sister then?
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Wasn't what I said.I was concerned for the child that is born to save an older sibling and how they may feel when old enough to understand the implications.
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Would you have a child for the only purpose of saving your current child?
No, I don't believe you would, you'd have another child because you want another child and you'd hope that child would be able to help your current child.
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28-04-2005, 20:01
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Re: Designer babies Lords give thumbs up
Such a daft question that doesn't dignify a response....
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28-04-2005, 20:02
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Such a daft question that doesn't dignify a response....
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Is that a yes then?
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