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by Fumtumi 2041 days ago
When you refer to Gattaca: it doesn't reflect our society very well.

While i like that movie very much, he still got on a spaceship having much worse physical abilities than all the others of his crew.

Also in this specific topic, i'm not talking about a human who is able to overcome most/all of his obstacles given at birth. I'm talking about me and all other humans who are not able to do so.

I would also argue that on an ethical level, you would require to make sure that every new human being has the best chance our society can provide for him/her. Like if technology is so far advanced, that you can just scan an embryo, you see why it would become much smaller or way too tall which would lead to medical issues and you could fix it with a press of a button, you would need to do it.

I would argue that not doing this, is the same thing as denying a preterm baby an incubator.

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>make sure that every new human being has the best chance our society can provide for him/her

And in doing so? Replace those that can't?

If 'those' you mean sperm, eggs, embryos or fetuses younger then 3 month, yes.

After that, of course not.

I think the social consequences almost certainly would include 'after that'.