Critical Thinking in Shaping Human Behaviour - Assignment Example

However, this tampers with the natural course of events in a child’s life. When an embryo is fiddled with in order to insert into it certain desired genes, the gene makes up changes. Parents should not be allowed to do this because if permitted, they would all want a specific gene to make up which includes height, intelligence, good looks, etc. All these new designer babies might end up becoming like clones of each other with respect to their inherent characteristics and lose out on unique aspects.

There should be specific guidelines for parents to be able to design their babies; parents should not be allowed to tamper with the characteristics that the child may inherit from them or add specific genes that include intelligence or attractiveness. They should instead be allowed only to try and remove any kind of defects that the child might have so that it can live a long, healthy and happy life.