Advances in genetic engineering technology have made “personalized babies” a reality, but this raises important questions about human moral values and ethics. While some people are concerned about excessive parental agency and undermining social values, others believe that legal regulation can help establish bioethics, prevent diseases, and reduce social costs. A “designer baby” is a baby...
This review of The Case Against Perfection explores the ethical issues surrounding advances in genetic engineering and the design of children, and whether parents’ decision to genetically enhance their children is simply an expression of desire or a necessary choice for their children’s health and education. The positive possibilities of genetic engineering are discussed alongside...
There are two main ways that parents love their children. One is to accept them as they are, and the other is to intervene or design their lives to make them better. Intervention, especially through genetic manipulation, can violate their freedom and dignity. For the happiness of children, it is important to observe their natural growth and support their lives with love. People often refer...
Michael Sandel’s Bioethics analyzes how genetic manipulation and over-education exacerbate children’s well-being and ethical problems, and argues that parents should view their children as a gift. The Ethics of Bioethics is a book by Michael Sandel, who became famous in Korea for his book What is Justice, and expresses his opposition to the practice of altering children’s...
This article criticizes Michael Sandel’s interpretation of genetic engineering as an ethical issue related to parental greed, and argues that it is necessary to define the boundaries between treatment and enhancement. It emphasizes the need for a balanced discussion of the benefits and ethical issues of genetic modification. With biotechnology advancing at an exponential rate, humans...
Michael Sandel’s arguments and rebuttals address the controversy over the use of genetic engineering for human enhancement and therapeutic purposes, and emphasize the need for legal and ethical consideration of where genetic engineering is headed. I argue that genetic engineering can and should be used for the benefit of humanity. In the 1998 movie Gattaca, directed by Andrew Niccol...
Advances in genetic engineering have made it possible to select and enhance a child’s genes, but this could threaten core values of human dignity and free will. Professor Michael Sandel argues that genetic engineering is an overreaching intervention that attempts to mold a child’s life to the parent’s intentions, which he characterizes as “transforming love” rather than...
Discusses the moral aspects of designing children, centering on the ethical issues of genetic manipulation. It introduces various opinions on whether it is for the benefit of the child, not the parents’ desires, and whether it does not violate human dignity. In recent years, science and technology have been advancing at a tremendous rate. In order for these advances to be widely...
Advances in genetic manipulation technology have allowed parents to design their children. While this has positive aspects, such as disease prevention, it also has the potential to distort the nature of life and violate a child’s human rights. The debate over whether genetic design is morally justified continues, and society needs to be prepared for the abuse of the technology...