genetic moderfication

Question 1

modifying an embryo is called creating a “designer baby” why is this wrong according to the church

Answer 1

it is playing God and changing what he has given you which goes against natural laws

Question 2

another problem associated with designer babies is celebrities who take advantage of this, why?

Answer 2

use money to design the perfect baby which is an option taken advantage of by the wealthy

Question 3

why is it damaging to the child born to save their sibling?

Answer 3

damage their self-worth due to knowledge of them being alive only to save their sibling
(this feeling could be countered by the knowledge of helping their sibling)

Question 4

what does the 3-person baby involve?

Answer 4

the replacement of a faulty microchondea with a health one from another mother

Question 5

Bentham would agree with screening for genetic disorders, why?

Answer 5

it reduces the amount of pain inflicted on parents and child as neither suffer from witnessing their child suffer or being the child who suffers

Question 6

is it wrong to experiment on discarded embryos?

Answer 6

yes= no permission given + Kant means to an end
no= helps others survive from illnesses

Question 7

why is savour siblings wrong in terms of Kant

Answer 7

uses a child as a means to an end