Designer BabiesEnter nameInstitutionDesigner BabiesDesigner Babies are defined by the Oxford dictionary as those whose genetic makeup has been artificially selected through genetic engineering, combined with in vitro fertilization, to ensure that particular genes or characteristics are either included or excluded in the child. This process involves the fertilization of the egg by the sperm in a test tube located outside the mother's uterus and the alteration of the genes (Masha, 2009). The process of selecting children's traits and characteristics is also called pre-implementation genetic diagnosis (PGD). The process involves checking the embryo for any genetic deficiencies before it is returned to the mother's womb. The purpose of the process is noble as it is generally aimed at eradicating genetic disorders and diseases (Yin, 2005). However, the question of when the human race will draw the line when it comes to altering genes is a big deal. Who will stop rich families, since it is an expensive procedure, from using this method to modify their children's genes and put them at an advantage over other children? The tailor-made children debate is a raging debate with concerns greater than evading nature about how it might change society as we know it today (Ronald, 2007). Ethical considerations in the debate about tailor-made children are based on how the procedure will affect the child and society. There are few families who can afford these procedures and this will increase the disparity between social classes (Ronald, 2007). Furthermore, there will be an effect on the assortment of the gene pool and on human genetics, which could lead to... middle of paper... on both topics, allowing genetic engineering and The concept of tailor-made children will benefit the race human (Yin, 2005). However, like any other technological advance, it should be monitored and controlled effectively and carefully to ensure that it is not used to put some individuals at an advantage and others at a disadvantage. It should only be used for the eradication of serious human conditions and diseases. References Masha, G. (2009). From hereditary diseases to tailor-made children, how the world and I found ourselves in the future of the gene. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Ronald, M. (2007). Engineered children: The ethics of genetic choice. New Haven: Yale University Press.Yin, R. (2005). Designer Babies: The Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Journal, 34-45.