• Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    Ok then lets say you could prevent your son from have cancer in his teens or heart disease in his twenties or addictition in his forties or alzheimers or dementia or any other type of disease it’s not you conforming to society like changing looks or anything. But if done correctly tell me you would not want your son to get the best start from birth?

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      2 months ago

      Can you elaborate on “done correctly”?

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        2 months ago

        Scientifically probably not. But lets say in the next 5 years we can pinpoint diseases that were terminal. Counting out the government or anyone else besides loved ones or at least just the parents?

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          2 months ago

          Would you trust your government to fairly and equitably decide who gets such treatments?

          The scientific, societal, and economic aspects of eugenics are inextricable.

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            2 months ago

            No not the government because it is dumb as hell but if parents had the option to have a gurantee their child will outlive them then it should be up to them and them alone.