THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
EUGENICS AND NATIVISM
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Parents could choose the traits of their children
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Parents can’t choose the traits of the children
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Children can choose their own traits
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Doctors could stop parents from choosing the traits of their children
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Detailed explanation-1: -Parents should not be able to choose from a menu of preferred traits for their children. This could hinder children from carrying unique genes and could thus eventually reduce genetic variation which is necessary for the human species to continue and live when environmental changes suddenly take place.
Detailed explanation-2: -In many countries, editing embryos and germline modification for reproductive use is illegal. As of 2017, the U.S. restricts the use of germline modification and the procedure is under heavy regulation by the FDA and NIH.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eugenics is the application of knowledge about genetics to improve humans’ lives. In its most benign form, a person may search for a partner who has higher intelligence and high social skills so that their children may be more likely to have such traits.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gene editing, based on a technology known as CRISPR-Cas9, allows researchers to customize a living organism’s genetic sequence by making very specific changes to its DNA.