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| Yes | 50% | 79 votes | Total: 158 votes | |
| No | 50% | 79 votes |
In my opinion, I would have no objection to allowing scientists to screen and manipulate the genetic material I donated in order to ensure healthy offspring. I believe that usin...read more
Yes. I think genetic screening could become a valuable part of potential parents' decision to have a child. It would also help prepare parents for what may lie ahead. I rea...read more
When people speak about this subject, they are immediately reminded of Hitler's "Supreme Race" which caused the death of hundreds of thousands. It is understandable, the negativ...read more
by John Gugie
I would be willing to take advantage of genetic screening/engineering to overcome sterility and guarantee a child free of genetic diseases under certain conditions. I belie...read more
From a religious perspective, the body is the temple of the soul and as long as changing the body does not change the soul, most would agree that genetic screening is morally ac...read more
This is an excellent debate topic that will generate plenty of responses, both pro and con. There are also a number of issues that are tangential to the topic that can also pro...read more
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Genetic engineering and screening brings with it a vast arena of moral and social implications that unfortunately, were not well considered prior to development and use of the t...read more
by Marie Devine
Considering genetic screening and engineering to overcome sterility and hopefully guarantee a child free of genetic diseases leaves you with a supermarket mentality concerning p...read more
Genetic testing and engineering can be and has been wrong! Science is supposed to be an exact medicine. However, we are humans and there is nothing exact about us. We also have ...read more
by MythMan J
I would not 'take advantage of genetic screening/enginering to overcom sterility and guarantee a child free of genetic diseases' for several reasons. First of all, the human ...read more
This is both a subjective personal issue as well as an ethical issue. The personal part of it relates to dealing with sterility and the lengths some people go to in order to hav...read more
by Bobby Brown
Modern science has brought many positive things to mankind. "Positive", however, is often a matter of perspective or hindsight. It was a "positive" thing, for example, import Af...read more
The supreme race. That is what we are talking about. This is where the slippery slope is sure to lead to. Please leave Utopian emotion aside for a moment and think of the ramifi...read more
by Emma Walker
The simple answer in my opinion is no. Nature/evolution/God call it what you want has developed its own way for minimising the spread of genetic disease through sterility. D...read more
When my son was born, I was given the option of donating his umbilical cord for research. Without hesitation, I said no. Genetic screening and Engineering is a science with too ...read more

