Prevents genetic diseases such as down syndrome, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s Disease, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, and many others.
Reduces risk of inherited medical conditions such as obesity, anemia, diabetes, cancer, and many more.
Keeps up with modern technologies.
Enhancement of children.
Allows parents to give their child a healthy life.
Genetically engineering babies is an option, not a requirement for all parents. For those that disagree with it, they don’t have to engineer their child.
Children are already engineered by parents in many ways. Prenatal supplements, education, religion, and morals are all ways parents control their child.
Taking folate during pregnancy reduces risk of a child developing autism. This is an example of medically altering a child and it is considered ethically acceptable.
Eliminates mitochondrial disorders.
Parents set their own limits for genetically engineering their baby.
A complete ban will increase the demand and send people to unauthorized biologists or overseas to receive the same treatment that the US is capable of.
Government does not have the right to control means of reproduction.
Some environmental factors are inevitable so preventative measures should be taken as well.