Designer Children

In other words , the reason for creating or rather producing that designer child is to save the existing one , meaning that the child created is not brought forth for their own sake , but for the sake of another child . This could have serious ramifications for the designer child , because it would be the reason for its creation . This could permanently damage the child psychologically because of the feeling of being unwanted (Liao 117 . It is ethically wrong to create a child whose entire life will be shrouded with the knowledge that they were

produced for the sake of another child . The main question in this case is : as soon as the reason for its creation is over , what next for the designer child

At the same time , in for the designer child to fulfill the purpose for which it was created , it would have to be subjected to unnecessary suffering during the process of tissue harvesting . The child is in this case not able to choose whether to accept the tissue harvesting or not It can be extremely traumatizing and in every sense morally intolerable

Another ethical issue that arises with this technology is that it brings about a damaging effect on genetic diversity of humanity . This could expose humanity to risks that may be unforeseen at the moment . The proponents of producing children to suit particular needs seem not to realize this fact . At the same time , assuming that this technology were accepted , it would expose humanity into a further problem of inequality mainly because only those who are rich enough would afford such an expensive technology . This would simply further social inequalities (Sheldon and Wilkinson 534 . According to the ethical principle of justice , all should be treated equally , and creating designer children tends to create two camps of...