Genetic EngineeringWith the advancement of technology over the years, we as a society have created ways to do things that were completely unimaginable not so long ago. These technological advances have led to the development of medical research and treatment. The things hospitals can do these days are mind-blowing on a ridiculous scale in size. Technology in the medical field has led to things like cloning, gene splicing, skin grafts, transplants, transfusions, and many other amazing innovations. But some of these medical practices are controversial, debated and sometimes even banned in the United States of America. One of the most recent advances that has been used mainly in crops and animals so far is genetic engineering. Genetic engineering has been debated before and is a very controversial topic in the medical field when it comes to the engineering of children. What if we could genetically modify babies before and after they are born so we could have a flawless baby? Would you do it? What if you have to do it because your or your child's life depends on it? What if your child has birth defects? What if I wanted a boy instead of a girl? What if you could make your child smarter, faster, stronger, or better at something like music or sports? And could genetic engineering lead to eugenics? There are so many questions that can be asked about this amazing ability to change children so they can grow up to be perfect, but the most important question is what kind of laws they might be breaking and parents have the right to privacy when it comes to choosing whether change your child or not. Fact: Genetic modification is already used to create crops and animals that are leaner and more capable of supporting t...... middle of paper ......n who are not lucky enough to be genetically modified, but it is It is possible to set large-scale standards to scale the modified from the unmodified along with separation in schools and laws that require more from the modified. There are many ways to balance it until all are changed. Parents have the right to privacy and if they want to modify their children there should be no laws that make it illegal. For people who believe in intelligent design, if there is such a thing as intelligent design, it gave us the tools and minds to be able to do the things we can do today, so why should it be limited. As far as I know, modifying a child is not illegal. We can do things to limit modification to ensure control and to prevent disasters but it is not illegal, so, under the implied right to privacy, genetic modification in children should be allowed.