Designer Babies

The Gift of Life or the Gift of Science

Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits two couples who utilized Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) to increase their families. ARTs continue to be a hot topic among our society whether it is ethically and morally right or are people trying to play God? I, personally, don’t believe in altering an embryo to create a “genetically superior” baby but I do feel sympathetic towards couples who desperately want a baby and can’t because of reproductive problems. Historically, societies have formulated ideologies on gender and the roles of each gender, but as we evolve and as science advances, we are coming to ethical crossroads.

Is it okay to reconstruct genes, especially genes with genetic disorders? Do we really believe it is different than gender selection?