In the article, "Designer Babies", by Patricia Smith, the article deals with the idea that people are getting the options of making your baby a certain way, like tall, athletic, smart, or other desirable characteristics. The children grow up with these characteristics, but a huge question that is controversial is that, is it morally fine, to make your children, who are living beings, a special way. This is viewed as a very controversial subject in the west but not a very controversial subject in china, where people are persuing this idea, and trying to learn much more about it.

Eugenics are the study that currently caused this issue. They are a very controversial topic, and the eugenics movement sought to improve the human race by discouraging people who have undesirable traits to reproduce. However, this was what led to the holocaust. This meant that all of the people who were gassed, tossed into fire, or shot would have been alive by then. This was a attempt to make people more perfect, just like the idea of designer babies. This is completely ignoring the accomplishments we earned earlier.

The study of changing these genes is a very unknown area, and it could be incredibly dangerous for us. Many states have completely banned the idea of using science for anyway that will permanently alter you're offspring. However the united states has no such law. I believe that this is too dangerous and that offspring should not be altered. Humans should not be genetically altered. If science becomes an important part of us, than we will have even more dependence on scientists.

If we get the children the way we want them, than we will be less tolerant of them and want them to be just right. I believe that we should be investing in more important things. Kids being special do necessarily take an advantage over things that could be more important. These genomes may seem important, but it does not take priority over other more pressing needs like hurricane relief, and ways to help developing country.