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The Eugenic Impulse: The Dream of Engineering Humans Persists

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researchok11/12/2012 5:56:09 pm PST

re: #3 freetoken

Isn’t the slippery slope relevant here?

I know in my line of work, there is a raging debate when it comes to the use of medications to control symptoms or to elicit certain (desired) behaviors.

In some Asian nations technology is now used to select sex and other physical attributes.

I understand your POV- and in a perfect world, I’d agree wholeheartedly.

The problem is access to the technology (rich vs poor) politics and the moral and ethical concerns of various groups and religious constituencies.