The dystopia created by Niccol explores the “not-too-distant future” where genetic engineering has become the ‘normal’ approach for conceiving a child, which is unlike what the society today perceives to be normal. Within the film Gattaca, the social discrimination is based on genetics: People born with the aid of genetic engineering are the ‘Valids’, whereas people born in the way known as natural are considered to be the ‘In-valids’. In a sense of this, parents pursue to have their children to be “the best of (them)” which could be already “guaranteed at birth”, rather than taking the risk of entrusting their lives to fate. However, this ends up bringing up a new form of prejudice subject to the idea of having superior or inferior genes, nothing different to which in the past when people were discriminated on their race or sex. In-valids have their
I believe that it is helpful to a certain degree. That stated, I believe that it is helpful so that the child will be able to be the best that he/she can be. On the other side of the spectrum, it can also be harmful and overpowering. This can be so by making the specimen feel superior to the rest causing a sort of clash between personalities claiming to be the best but no one will be sure of who is indeed the best because of the genetic chosen at the stage of being a zygote. This type of “testing” can also lead to a whole new social class like in the movie, causing non-justified discrimination over a
The child's life can be controlled to turn them into someone they may not wish to be, by rights being abused. After examining these pro's and con's of designer babies, i believe it is acceptable to select embryos free of genetic disease, to protect the lives of children,gender balance a family, and to choose what you desire. Designer babies are a way for people to choose what they want, the freedom and privilege to modify your unborn child stands by self morals and your own
Cloning seems like such an amazing thing to discover; the power over DNA manipulation might have baffled us and gotten us excited, but it is not something that is ethical. If the ability to modify the DNA of human beings is allowed to be practiced, there will be no end to what unnatural thing we will do. The technological advances that have been made in health have benefited us immensely but neither therapeutic nor reproductive cloning are wise uses of our new found knowledge. There is no doubt that with this technology, we will soon want to design our unborn children. When this becomes possible, it will not only change the process of child conception into a manufacturing process but also segregate the designer children and the naturally conceived children into two separate social classes that will eventually segregate the
There are many who view embryonic stem cell research as a procedure with many benefits. There are also many who view it as a procedure that is ethically wrong. Despite the promises cloning can provide, opponents view the procedure as morally wrong on ideological grounds while supporters hope that embryonic stem cell research can provide cures for numerous diseases and afflictions. To understand more of the controversy that surrounds embryonic stem cell research, readers must understand the differences and similarities of the two different type of cloning: therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning. “Therapeutic cloning creates human embryos through cloning in order to harvest their stem cells for medical research; reproductive cloning creates the embryos for human reproduction”.
-What does he mean this child is “the best of you” in terms of chromosomes and gametes? #In the article “$99,000.00 to see your future”, the author explains that wide spread genome mapping is not only currently available, but will result in better medical care. -What kind of information can geneticists currently get by mapping your
This statement was proven to be precise. Eugenicists helped to understand genetics and traits of humans while Frankenstein provided theories for new scientific practices. Conversely, both works brought more negative effects and situations than positive, even though either one was initially intended to do so. Both provided reason to believe that along with new scientific frontiers, also comes new sought out problems which could occur delivering the notion that new technology should be used with great care and a sense of
This can simply mediated by allowing baby designing. There you go. Some people may say that it’ll cause population growth but then again, the parents were going to have a baby anyways, designer baby or not so that population numbers would not reflect (in growth) the effect of allowing designer babies. Children should not suffer because the way they turned out was not what their parents, society, or even themselves wanted (Weebly 1). The fact that designer babies are a controversial topic is ridiculous.
The film’s advanced genetic engineering may as well be America’s future. Yet the real question in the film is why genetically perfect who were practically guaranteed success lacked happiness, enjoyment and vitality? I believe this answer lies in what is being taken away instead of what is being gained from genetic improvement. When parents pick and choose each detail for their child and their futures it strips the kid from being their own person. The child isn’t given the ability to be unique.
Designer Babies – Like It Or Not, Here They Come By Keith Kleiner (Feb 25th 2009) http://singularityhub.com/2009/02/25/designer-babies-like-or-not-here-they-come/ The texts talks about genetic modification and technologies scientists have achieved so far. Designer babies are created by customisation of the genes, e.g. the choice of the gender and screening for diseases. It talks about the ability to change the colours of hair, eyes, and complexion and equip the baby superior genes for good looks, intelligence, athleticism, and many more. Some people think it is good to be able to genetically modify the genes but other oppose of it.